Rourkela: Jharkhand-native Maoist Mongri Hunanga (19), whose recent surrender was questioned by her family members claiming she was not associated with the banned outfit, has issued a video statement asserting her parents are misleading the media. Hunanga, who surrendered to Rourkela police on March 30, said her family fears she could be jailed.On Wednesday, Hunanga told that she was with Maoist Sushant alias Anmol and his team in Kumdihi (Serenguli) forest and she used to cook along with one Sunita. Hunanga said she and Sunita fled during the police firing and were hiding since then. She said Sunita stayed in her home for a few days before leaving for her village, while she surrendered. “Now I am in Rourkela and I am not in jail. I am living peacefully. My mother, father and elder brother and uncle are not telling the truth to the media that I was involved with the group because they fear that I might be jailed in Rourkela,” she said.Recently, her father, Hunanga told the media that she had been lured away from home in Feb by a young man from their village on the pretext of getting her a job. The family alleged that police by falsely implicating her has hampered her identity and dignity and demanded an impartial high-level probe.Hunanga, a member of the local guerrilla squad of CPI(Maoist), South Chotanagra division, is from Holomuli village under Chotanagra police station in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. Police said her village lies inside the Saranda reserve forest, an area frequently accessed by Maoist cadres for supplies. Through local logistic providers, she came in contact with Anmol, who recruited her, along with others, police sources said.Denying the Hunanga family’s allegations, SP (Rourkela) Nitesh Wadhwani said on Thursday there is sufficient proof that she was associated with the banned outfit. “We secured her surrender after a thorough investigation. Due to Odisha’s improved surrender policy, Naxalites from Jharkhand are surrendering,” he said. Three Maoists from Jharkhand have surrendered to Rourkela police in last six months.
