Surat Police arrest female naxal, get five days remand

Surat, 18 July 2013

Surat Police is taking the case of naxalites very seriously. After taking custody of naxalilte Arjun from the Andhra Pradesh police, the Surat Police have not taken custody of Arjun’s wife Sandhya through transfer warrant arrest. Sandhya is now on five days remand.

Sandhya’s husband Pittalnarayan alias Arjun was arrested from Kamrej area of Surat. In initial probe, police have found that Sandhya has various names like Rela Prashanthi, Sindhu, Mamata, and Shweta. She was in constant contact with wanted naxalite Sima Hirani. She was commander in Naxal movement in the forests of Andhra Pradesh.

She was appointed as Proffessional Revolutionery in CPE(ML), WG, CPI(Maoist) during 2006-2008. Sandhya with her husband Pitala Narayan was trying to make a union of Telugu and other workers in and around industrial belt of Surat. She was enrolling industrial workers to PWG.

Sandhya had good knowledge of English. She translated literature of Naxal interests into Telugu and distributed among local workers and laborers in Surat. Sandhya was in contact with Naxals in Andhra Pradesh through internet.

Rural Police is investigating the case.