U Sudhakar Reddy
After 'arresting' the slain TD leader Paritala Ravi's aide and head of his private army Pothula Suresh the Anantapur police
and State intelligence sleuths have now began 'hunt' for absconding members of the out lawed group.
Pothula Suresh the founder of the Left Wing Extremist splinter group Reorganising Committee(ROC) was arrested by Special Operations Group of Anantapur police at Surat in Gujarat.
Police say that there seems to be no end for the 'Raktha Charitra' and the accused are still involved in extortions in the State particularly in Hyderabad.
ROC was assisting Paritala Ravi to carry out killings of his opposite faction, political party and community police said.
Pothula Suresh went into hiding after Congress came into power six years ago. After the murder of Paritala Ravi the members of ROC left the State with fear of being killed by rivals.
Suresh, reportedly made efforts to compromise with Paritala Ravi's rival Mr Maddelachervu Suri and Tadipatri legislator and former
minister Mr J.C. Diwakar Reddy four months ago sources said. Mr Suresh, a native of Mahabubnagar district, was accused in 7 murder cases including television set bomb blast case at Suri's residence and another 6 attempt murder cases.
While studying his post graduation in Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Suresh was attracted to left wing extremism and joined in people's war along with Paritala Ravi. Later broke away and turned into the head of Paritala Ravi's 'Private Army' the ROC.
Ananthapur Superintendent of Police Mr Manish Kumar Sinha said ,"two other key members of ROC Dudekula Chaman and Nagoor
Hussain are still absconding. We are talking to him. We have to take Suresh into police custody and question him regarding their
whereabouts. We have to still verify whether the group is active now.
But they are not committing any offences or indulged in violence in Anantapur,"
Paritala's arch rival Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri is now in Bengaluru as his bail conditions say that he should not come to Anantapur.
An official of State intelligence said ,"due to fear of being killed by Maddalacheruvu Suri the suspect Suresh was hiding in Surat,"
Police traced the nearby cell phone tower where Suresh used to speak over his mobile phone in Gujarat. Later police followed his wife Vavilala Sunitha while she was returning to Gujarat from Anantapur a month ago. They confirmed his exact location and swooped down on Suresh yesterday.
In contrary, rumours are airing in the district that Suresh voluntarily surrendered to police as his financial sources were
exhausted and his cadre was shattered following Ravi's murder in 2005.
Anantapur SP Mr M K Sinha dismissed the rumours of surrender and said that he was arrested on specific information.
Pothula Suresh was upset over Paritala Ravi widow Paritala Sunitha's apathetic attitude over supporting his family and cadre.
Meanwhile, Vavilala Sunitha alleged that Congress government planned to eliminate her husband while speaking to media men in
Anantapur on Saturday. She admitted that Suresh made some efforts to step out from underground.
Meanwhile district jail superintendent Mr Ravi Prasad on Saturday filed a petition requesting the district judge to put Suresh in another jail as Paritala Ravi's murder case accused were already in jail.
Pothula Suresh allegedly masterminded the killing of S Chenna Reddy who was a Congress MLA from Dhamavaram town of the district.
