Mohala-Manpur: Mohla-Manpur police has arrested 5 Naxal associates while exposing the money trail of Naxalites’ levy collection. Evidence has been found that the arrested accused collected levy of more than one crore rupees and sent it to the Naxalites. Apart from collecting levy, the accused also used to supply goods to the Naxalites.
IG Deepak Jha presented the arrested accused in front of the media in a press conference and also exposed their activities. Apart from Vivek Singh, resident of Manpur, the arrested accused include four other Naxal associates from Bijapur district – Sonaram Farsa father late Panduram Farsa (28 years), Vijay Jurri father late Santuram Jurri (32 years), Ramlal Karma father Tuparam Karma (35 years) and Rajendra Kadti father late Bugur Kadti (30 years).
During the investigation of the case of Naxal associate Surju Ram Tekam, arrested under Madanwada police station, it was found that Surju Ram Tekam was constantly touring urban areas to propagate the ideology of the Maoist organization and to advance the urban network. There was a program on 23 March 2024 in protest against Operation Kagar, corporatization, militarization, sponsored behind the scenes by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), to participate in which Surju Ram Tekam went from Raipur to Delhi by flight on 22 March. Flight tickets to Delhi were booked for Surju Ram Tekam and Sonaram Farsa from the money received from the levy of Naxalites.
Sonaram Farsa was contacted by Surju Ram Tekam and asked to send some money from the money received from the levy of Naxalites for flight ticket and travel expenses to Delhi and asked to come along. Then Sona Ram Farsa sent money from the Naxals’ levy money received from the contractor to the account mentioned by Surju Ram Tekam through his account. Then Surju Ram Tekam sent money to Vivek Singh from that account to book a flight ticket. Vivek Singh, on the instructions of Surju Ram Tekam, was continuously supporting the urban network of Naxals through different means, and they were in touch with each other.
