Two Maoists surrender in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam(AP), March 28: Two Maoists including a Divisional Committee Member (DCM) surrendered before the police here today.

P Paramaseswra Rao and B Jagga Rao surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of Visakhapatnam District (Rural).

SP Vineet Brijlal told reporters that DCM member P Paramaseswra Rao alias Sankar, Papanna and Viswnadh Nandu have worked in several dalams including Tanadava, Sabari, Kalimela, Galiknoda for the last 26 years.

He said Rao, a native of Zahirabad in Medak district joined the organisation during 1985-86 as a dalam member in Thadava group and was later promoted as DCM of East division and was looking after village committees and Praja Sanagams there.

He was involved in attack on Darakonda armed outpost, murder of P Sundara Rao at Narellamband village, Seetakandi fire exchange near Downruur and Puttakota. Some cases were also pending against him.

—PTI