Date:03/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/03/stories/2008040355510600.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Naxalite surrenders

Staff Reporter

KARIMNAGAR: CPI (Maoist) Eturu Nagaram LGS commander Purushotham Tirupathi alias Naresh (25) surrendered before Superintendent of Police Y. Gangadhar in the presence of OSD Harikrishna and Peddapalli CI Md. Habeeb Khan, here on Wednesday.

Naresh, a native of Nandi Medaram village of Dharmaram mandal, joined the Maoists group in the year 2001. He worked as dalam member in Peddapalli dalam. He was shifted to Manthani in 2003 and promoted as deputy commander in 2004 and shifted to Eturu Nagaram dalam. He was promoted as dalam commander of Eturu Nagaram LGS in 2005. He was involved in five exchanges of fire and participated in four murders.