HYDERABAD: Two days after Communist Party of India (Maoist) announced the death of Central Committee (CC) member and Telangana Maoist state committee secretary Haribushan due to Covid-19, his wife Saradakka has also succumbed to the infection.
The information about her death has been reportedly shared by Maoist party with Saradakka’s family residing in Mahabubabad district through a telephone call.
In the last few days, Telangana police claimed that Saradakka was critical as she was suffering from Covid-19.
“We came to know about her death from the family members of the late Haribushan,” Mahabubabad superintendent of police N Koti Reddy told TOI.
“They said that they got a call from members of the Maoist party on Saturday morning.
The caller informed that Saradakka’s final rites were also performed by Maoists,’’ the SP added.
However, the Maoists not yet made an official statement on Saradakka’s death.
In case of Haribushan’s death, Maoists had issued a written statement announcing that he had Covid-19 symptoms.
Meanwhile, a couple, who has been working for CPI (Maoist), surrendered before Bhadradri-Kothagudem district superintendent of police Sunil Dutt due to fear of contracting the infection besides the alleged harassment of higher-ups.
Madivilduma alias Surender, an action committee member (ACM) of Manuguru, and dalam member Sonu surrendered.
The couple got married last month.
Surender is a personal guard of Azad, a state committee member.
“Recent death of CC member Hari Bushan, Bharathakka and a few others due to Covid-19 has put fear in Maoist cadres (sic),’’ Sunil Dutt said in a press release.
Incidentally, some persons belonging to an alleged frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist) arranged photos of Haribushan and Saradakka and paid floral tributes to them in Kothagudem on Saturday.