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  • Man killed by Maoist on suspicion of being police informer in Odisha’s Nuapada

    By Express News Service

    NUAPADA: Panic gripped villagers of Dhekunpani village positioned underneath Sunabeda Widllife Sanctuary underneath Komna police limits after Maoists dumped the physique of a person from the identical village after killing him on suspicion of being a police informer late on Thursday evening.

    The deceased has been recognized as Anantaram Rout, aged about 30 years. According to sources, whereas Rout initially belonged from Chhattisgarh, however for the final 4-5 years he was residing at Dhekunpani, which is a distant village positioned 77 km from Nuapada city and near the Chhattisgarh. On Thursday evening, few pink rebels reportedly dragged him out of his home in Dekhunpani and took him to the close by forest. Eventually, they shot him useless as they suspected him to be an informer of the police and later dumped his physique within the village.

    The villagers discovered the useless physique in a pool of blood on Friday morning. Rout’s physique had an harm mark on the neck. A number of Maoist poster had been additionally discovered saved on his physique. Besides, just a few posters had been additionally placed on the partitions of the village.

    On the poster discovered close to his physique, the ultras have mentioned that, “The police informer from Komna block in Nuapada, Antaram has been punished with death. Antaram from Dekhunpani village, had link with Nuapada SP and was working as an SPO. He was getting a salary of Rs 8,000 every month. He was entrusted to develop link between Sunabeda and Amamora belt. Because of the network formed by him, the police had opened fire on our camp on January 9, 2022. He has been killed for the same.”

    In the letter closing they’ve claimed to be belonging to SDK Area Committee. In one other poster discovered on village wall, the pink rebels have warned villagers that if anyone is discovered to be serving to the police or working as an informer, then they too can be killed by them.

    Nuapada SP, Pratyush Diwakar mentioned, “We got information about the body and have sent our force to seize it. We are investigating into the matter and will share further details later.”

    NUAPADA: Panic gripped villagers of Dhekunpani village positioned underneath Sunabeda Widllife Sanctuary underneath Komna police limits after Maoists dumped the physique of a person from the identical village after killing him on suspicion of being a police informer late on Thursday evening.

    The deceased has been recognized as Anantaram Rout, aged about 30 years. According to sources, whereas Rout initially belonged from Chhattisgarh, however for the final 4-5 years he was residing at Dhekunpani, which is a distant village positioned 77 km from Nuapada city and near the Chhattisgarh. On Thursday evening, few pink rebels reportedly dragged him out of his home in Dekhunpani and took him to the close by forest. Eventually, they shot him useless as they suspected him to be an informer of the police and later dumped his physique within the village.

    The villagers discovered the useless physique in a pool of blood on Friday morning. Rout’s physique had an harm mark on the neck. A number of Maoist poster had been additionally discovered saved on his physique. Besides, just a few posters had been additionally placed on the partitions of the village.

    On the poster discovered close to his physique, the ultras have mentioned that, “The police informer from Komna block in Nuapada, Antaram has been punished with death. Antaram from Dekhunpani village, had link with Nuapada SP and was working as an SPO. He was getting a salary of Rs 8,000 every month. He was entrusted to develop link between Sunabeda and Amamora belt. Because of the network formed by him, the police had opened fire on our camp on January 9, 2022. He has been killed for the same.”

    In the letter closing they’ve claimed to be belonging to SDK Area Committee. In one other poster discovered on village wall, the pink rebels have warned villagers that if anyone is discovered to be serving to the police or working as an informer, then they too can be killed by them.

    Nuapada SP, Pratyush Diwakar mentioned, “We got information about the body and have sent our force to seize it. We are investigating into the matter and will share further details later.”

  • Odisha ballot panel urged to merge polling cubicles in Kalahandi over Maoist menace

    Express News Service

    BHAWANIPATNA/BHUBANESWAR: The Kalahandi district administration has urged the State Election Commission (SEC) to merge 96 polling cubicles within the areas affected by the Maoist menace after recent Maoist posters threatening to boycott rural polls surfaced on Saturday.

    Three pamphlets and one handwritten notice of Naxals threatening the locals to boycott panchayat polls have been noticed by some locals of Laxmipur village within the district on Saturday morning.

    Kalahandi SP Saravana Vivek M stated the bomb detection and disposal squad was despatched to the spot as per the usual working process. Locals have been requested to not stroll close to the posters and vehicular motion was restricted within the space until midday, he stated.

    During the combing operation, the safety personnel didn’t get well any improvised explosive system and the posters have been later faraway from the spot.

    On February 5, the pink rebels had put up posters threatening the villagers of Madanpur Rampur block within the district to boycott elections. They had planted landmines that claimed the lifetime of an area journalist.

    “Initial investigation suggests the members of  Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division are behind the recent incidents of planting IEDs and threatening villagers by putting up posters/banners to boycott polls. Area domination exercises are being carried out by the forces in all the sensitive areas to avoid any incident of Naxal violence,” stated a senior police officer.

    The officer stated in view of Maoists menace the SEC has been requested to merge 96 polling cubicles in Naxal affected areas of the district to 24 to make sure clean conduct of the elections. “We are hopeful, the Election Commission will consider our request,” he stated.

    The locals have additionally expressed their displeasure as two civilians misplaced their lives in Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts in Naxal violence forward of the three-tier panchayat polls.

    “In the past, the red ultras used to issue an apology if any civilian was killed in Naxal violence. However, it seems they have no regrets now and they are also targeting the innocent persons,” stated an area resident.

    During the second part of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on April 18, 2019, one girl polling official was shot useless by armed Maoists within the Naxal-infested Kandhamal district. In one other separate incident, the pink rebels had additionally set a car carrying the polling officers on fireplace however no lack of life was reported within the incident.

  • Maoist camp busted in Odisha’s Malkangiri district

    By PTI

    MALKANGIRI: The Odisha Police together with the BSF have busted a Maoist camp in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, and seized explosives and Naxal materials, a senior official mentioned.

    The camp was situated atop Tulsi Hill, SP Prahallad Sahay Meena mentioned.

    Based on intelligence reviews that Maoists had assembled within the space on the evening of October 14, personnel of the Special Operation Group, District Voluntary Force and Border Security Force launched a joint combing operation the next day, resulting in an alternate of fireplace.

    “The Naxals fled the camp taking advantage of the hilly terrain,” Meena mentioned.

    He mentioned police recovered eight detonators and paperwork associated to Maoist literature from the realm.

  • Maoist gunned down in Odisha encounter, AK-47 rifle and ammunition seized

    By Express News Service
    BARGARH/BHUBANESWAR: A Maoist cadre was killed in an alternate of fireside with safety forces inside a forest close to Bhanjaguda village underneath Padampur block in Bargarh district within the wee hours of Friday.

    Sources stated a bunch of ultras opened fireplace when the combing operation was being carried out collectively by a group of SOG jawans and District Voluntary Force (DVF) within the forest. As the left-wing extremists began firing indiscriminately, the safety forces retaliated killing the Maoist cadre on the spot. Others within the camp managed to flee.

    Odisha DGP Abhay confirmed that the Maoist was killed within the crossfire. Security forces have recovered an AK-47 rifle, three magazines, and different arms and ammunition from the spot.

    “Since only senior cadres in Maoist organisation carry AK 47 rifle, we suspect the deceased could be a senior cadre. Efforts are on to ascertain his identity,” he stated.

    Stating the Odisha authorities has launched a really beneficiant rehabilitation coverage, the DGP appealed to Maoists to give up and return to the mainstream. The search operation was on on the spot.