Naxal commander held; 3 rebels surrender in Gadchiroli

A Naxal commander carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on his head was arrested while three other rebels surrendered before Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra.
Ranu Pandu Usendi, the commander of Kasansur dalam and member of Local Operating Squad (LoS), was arrested two days ago when police got a tip-off that he had come to his native Jawali village in Gadchiroli to attend a function.
Ranu, who was actively involved in many Naxal incidents, was later produced in a local court which sent him to police remand for five days.
The rebel had joined the Naxal movement in 2005. He was involved in an encounter with police in 2009, murder, burning public property, attack on police, setting afire gram panchayat office and other incidents.

Meanwhile, three Naxals -- Kanhu alias Mahu Suklu Usendi (25), Surya alias Ankush alias Samuram Ghasen Narote (21) and Ramji Pandu Kawdo (24) -- surrendered before police to join the mainstream.
Kanhu, a member of LoS at Kasansur, had joined the Naxal movement in 2005. In 2010, he was promoted as the member of technical committee. In 2013, he was promoted as section deputy commander.
Surya had joined the rebels in 2009 and was an active member till 2013, Gadchiroli police said in a release.