Existing surrender policy unimpressive: DGP

The Jharkhand Police has sought the introduction of a new policy relating to surrendered Maoists and ultras of other splinter groups as the current policy has failed to address certain vital issues.
"There is a re-thinking how to make the policy more attractive and the Special Branch is on the job. We have submitted certain proposals, which I can't open now as they are yet to be adopted, and being examined at the highest level," Jharkhand Police chief G S Rath, who retires from the police services today, said here.
He said the existing surrender policy has failed to address some vital issues like open jail concept giving the surrendered extremists to stay fearlessly with their families, their speedy trial and imparting vocational training to make them self-sustenance.

"Provision for giving land to a surrendered extremist is as per the existing policy is very difficult. Those extremists surrendering and their families residing somewhere else could become sitting ducks for their former colleagues," he said, adding, now the surrendered ultras were being given monetary benefits as underlined in the policy.
Asked whether the police utilised surrendered Maoists as informers in combating active Maoists, "No, we can't reply in that way. I can't answer you direct so far this question is concerned. We do have our own system of cultivating our resources".
On allegations that the police were pitting splinter groups against the Maoists, Rath cited an adage that a needle required to extract a thorn was not true in this case.