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Surrendered Naxals say family members often face constant fear

Family members are under constant apprehension from the outlawed Maoists who keep on asking the whereabouts of surrendered Naxals.

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Life is difficult in jungles when you are a Naxal and when you give up arms, the family members are under constant apprehension from the outlawed Maoists who keep on asking the whereabouts of surrendered Naxals, Naxals who have joined the mainstream said.

"After serving Naxals for about eight years, when I decided to give up arms struggle and surrendered before the police, naxals started knocking the doors of my family to enquire about me," Dulasa alias Juru told a group of visiting newsmen here.

The surrendred Naxals were narrating their tale of woes before a select newsmen a night before their official surrender during Republic Day parade where home minister RR Patil welcomed them into the mainstream.

He said same is the case with everyone and everytime. It is easy to join Naxals but difficult to come out of the den and live peacefully.

Same is the case of 19-year-old Jamuna who was lured away by a group of women who insisted that 'she should go for some days and stay with them and if not convinced she can return home'.

But it never happens the teenger naxal said, she was given initial training on firearm's handling in Gadchiroli forests itself. Dulasa, the Platoon Dalam commander had undergone about three months training in Abuz Mad, a dense forest area in Chattisgarh.

There are not less than 1,500 Naxals in Amuz Mad in the vast area and there is no access to them either by police or revenue officials, he said.

No government officer or agency has so far reached them, Dulasa claimed.

On exploitation (sexual), Jamuna did admit that it happens and is rampant. Dulasa had married during his stint in Naxalism and later his wife was arrested by police.

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