Teens from naxal-hit Bijapur to play for India at Asian Softball Championship
- 6 years ago
Two teenage girls from central Bijapur district, a Maoist hotbed, will be representing India at Asian Junior Softball Championship in Philippines this May.
Sunita Hemla and Aruna Punem, both 15-years-old, were born into tribal families in Gangaloor village under the shadow of guns and did menial jobs like plucking tendu leaves to contribute to family earnings. A road which runs through Gangaloor has come to be known as 'Khooni Sadak' (bloody road), where naxals have reportedly killed over 40 soldiers so far.
Sunita Hemla and Aruna Punem, both 15-years-old, were born into tribal families in Gangaloor village under the shadow of guns and did menial jobs like plucking tendu leaves to contribute to family earnings. A road which runs through Gangaloor has come to be known as 'Khooni Sadak' (bloody road), where naxals have reportedly killed over 40 soldiers so far.