The accused is identified as Rajani alias Kalawati S. Veladi, 28, from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Neelotpal
Rajani with Gadchiroli SP Neelotpal and other officials
A most-wanted and hardcore woman Maoist — carrying a Rs 11 lakh reward on her head—surrendered before the Maharashtra Police, a top official said here on Saturday. The accused is identified as Rajani alias Kalawati S. Veladi, 28, from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Neelotpal.
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Barely aged 14, Rajani joined the Red terror groups in 2009. According to the police, Rajani was involved in a forest encounter with security forces in Gundam (2015), an ambush-cum-encounter near Bejji in which 12 jawans were martyred (2017), two more gun-battles with police in 2018-2019 in Marewada and Boramajji, all in Chhattisgarh. Rajani is also charged with burning a government bus (2018), and a murder (2020), arson and other crimes, police sources said on Saturday.
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