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A elder CPI Maoist leader, Manda Ruben alias Kannanna alias Manganna (67), surrendered earlier Warangal Police Commissioner Sunpreet Singh connected Tuesday owed to deteriorating wellness and respective different reasons. Ruben, who carries an ₹8 lakh reward connected his head, was the elder Division Committee Secretary of South Bastar, arsenic good arsenic a subordinate of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC).
Disclosing the details to the media, CP Sunpreet Singh said that Ruben, a autochthonal of Vangapadu village, Hasanparthy mandal, Hanamkonda district, was drawn towards extremist ideology successful 1979 portion moving successful the hostel messiness of the past Regional Engineering College (REC) (now NIT Warangal) arsenic helium was influenced by the slain CPI Maoist General Secretary and erstwhile REC student, Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basvaraj.
“Ruben went underground successful 1981 and worked arsenic a subordinate of the Kunta-Bastar squad nether the bid of Lanka Papi Reddy till 1986. He was elevated arsenic Area Committee Member successful 1987 and was arrested by Chhattisgarh constabulary astatine Kothagudem successful 1991 and imprisoned for 1 twelvemonth successful Jagdalpur prison. He escaped on with 3 others and rejoined Maoist activities,” the CP said. Between 1992 and 1999, Ruben worked successful the Kunta and Abujhmarh areas arsenic an Area Committee Member. In 1999, nether the absorption of Central Committee Member Ravula Sriniva, besides known arsenic Ramanna and Gopanna, helium joined Podium Bhime of Gundraayi colony successful Bijapur district.
Later, portion serving arsenic a Division Committee Member successful 2005, helium had reportedly wanted to wantonness the enactment owed to sick health. But astatine the proposal of the apical leaders, helium stayed with his household successful Gundraayi colony and managed poultry and sheep farms for the enactment too providing shelter, nutrient and quality to Maoist cadres,” the CP said.
“Due to deteriorating health, deficiency of carnal spot to proceed underground life, waning ideological relevance of Maoism and expanding nationalist resentment against Maoist violence, Ruben decided to surrender and pb a peaceful beingness with his household nether the Telangana government’s rehabilitation and resettlement programme for the surrendered Maoists,” the CP added.
