<p>A 19-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra's Gondia district who was once a member of a Naxal squad has cleared the Class 12 board examination and is aspiring to join the police force.</p>.<p>Rajula Ravelsingh Hidami, a resident of Lavhari village in Kurkheda tehsil of the eastern Maharashtra district, cleared the state board exam with 45.83 per cent marks, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The results of the board examination were declared earlier this week.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/chhattisgarh-girl-kills-self-after-failing-class-12-exam-1218181.html" target="_blank">Chhattisgarh: Girl kills self after failing Class 12 exam</a></strong></p>.<p>Rajula was abducted by Naxals in 2016-17 when she was grazing cattle near her village, and forcibly inducted into the Kurkheda Korchi Deori (KKD) dalam (squad), the official said.</p>.<p>She was given arms training and was allegedly involved in an incident of violence against the police too, he said.</p>.<p>The police's intelligence wing received information that she wished to leave the banned outfit, following which police helped her escape in 2018, the official said.</p>.<p>Rajula surrendered before the additional superintendent of police Sandeep Athole.</p>.<p>Considering her young age, senior officers counselled her and convinced her to join the mainstream of society, he said.</p>.<p>Athole, now the superintendent of police of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Aurangabad, became her guardian, and with the help of tribal development project officer Jitendra Chaudhari, helped her enrol in a tribal residential school.</p>.<p>Rajula had studied up to Class 7 before she was abducted.</p>.<p>Back at school, she resumed her studies and some police personnel even tutored her.</p>.<p>She managed to clear the Class 10 exam in 2021, and now she has passed the Class 12 examination too, the police official said.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Rajula said she wanted to complete graduation and join the police force.</p>.<p>She has realised the importance of education, she said, motivating others like her to give up violence and join the mainstream.</p>.<p>Gondia Superintendent of Police Nikhil Pingale felicitated her on Saturday.</p>
<p>A 19-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra's Gondia district who was once a member of a Naxal squad has cleared the Class 12 board examination and is aspiring to join the police force.</p>.<p>Rajula Ravelsingh Hidami, a resident of Lavhari village in Kurkheda tehsil of the eastern Maharashtra district, cleared the state board exam with 45.83 per cent marks, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The results of the board examination were declared earlier this week.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/chhattisgarh-girl-kills-self-after-failing-class-12-exam-1218181.html" target="_blank">Chhattisgarh: Girl kills self after failing Class 12 exam</a></strong></p>.<p>Rajula was abducted by Naxals in 2016-17 when she was grazing cattle near her village, and forcibly inducted into the Kurkheda Korchi Deori (KKD) dalam (squad), the official said.</p>.<p>She was given arms training and was allegedly involved in an incident of violence against the police too, he said.</p>.<p>The police's intelligence wing received information that she wished to leave the banned outfit, following which police helped her escape in 2018, the official said.</p>.<p>Rajula surrendered before the additional superintendent of police Sandeep Athole.</p>.<p>Considering her young age, senior officers counselled her and convinced her to join the mainstream of society, he said.</p>.<p>Athole, now the superintendent of police of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Aurangabad, became her guardian, and with the help of tribal development project officer Jitendra Chaudhari, helped her enrol in a tribal residential school.</p>.<p>Rajula had studied up to Class 7 before she was abducted.</p>.<p>Back at school, she resumed her studies and some police personnel even tutored her.</p>.<p>She managed to clear the Class 10 exam in 2021, and now she has passed the Class 12 examination too, the police official said.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters, Rajula said she wanted to complete graduation and join the police force.</p>.<p>She has realised the importance of education, she said, motivating others like her to give up violence and join the mainstream.</p>.<p>Gondia Superintendent of Police Nikhil Pingale felicitated her on Saturday.</p>