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| Surrendered Maoist tells tale of sex torture |
| 2010-02-13 |
| Bhubaneswar: Hardcore Maoist Sabita Munda, 24, surrendered before police in Keonjhar, northern Orissa, on Thursday, alleging sexual exploitation by seniors. After the surrender, she narrated her sordid tale to the media in the presence of police. She said she joined Maoist ranks in 2005 and participated in a number of successful attacks, but soon became frustrated due to sustained sexual harassment by seniors. “My repeated pleas to stop the harassment fell on deaf as seniors in my camp continued to exploit me. I was so frustrated, I decided to surrender,' Munda said. “Most women cadres face sexual harassment at nights,' she added. Keonjhar SP Asish Kumar Singh said he never expected Sabita to level such allegations. He said Maoists from Chhattisgarh, Andhra and Jharkhand had sneaked into Orissa and were bullying cadres in the state. “They are exploiting innocent tribal women who have joined Maoist ranks,' Singh said. “When I was posted in Maoists-affected districts, I seized a number of condoms from the jungles,' he said, adding that Sabitas surrender would throw more light on sexual exploitation by Maoists. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #6 "Just lie back and think of |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-02-13 21:00 |
| #5 I guess they interpreted "from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs" a little differently than Ms Munda, eh? (Good thing I read beyond the first sentence, or I would have thought "seniors" meant retirees who were randy ol' goats....) |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-02-13 18:49 |
| #4 I suspect translator delicacy. Did Ms Munda actually say "sexual harassment", with its implications of naughty jokes and girlie pictures, or did she speak about sex for favours or rape? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-02-13 18:17 |
| #3 It's all about her. What about the needs of the Commie bigwigs? |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-13 13:58 |
| #2 "I don't mind killing innocent civilians, women and children to advance the cause, but the sexual harrassment was too much" hokay |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-13 13:41 |
| #1 Mao Zedong himself heartily approves of this story. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-02-13 13:36 |