The Communist Party
of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
cadres allegedly abducted
two persons in Bandhugaon
block in Koraput District
of Odisha on July 8 night,
for being Police informers,
reports The Times of
India. This follows
the arrest of one of their
sympathizers. While the
arrested Maoist sympathizer
is Kadraka Puala of Elangawalsa
village, the two abducted
fellow villagers are Kadraka
Lachana and Kadraka Mali.
"As no police complaint
was lodged by the family
of the kidnapped duo, we
are yet to ascertain the
incident. We are gathering
intelligence inputs about
it," said Inspector-in-Charge
(IIC) of Bandhugaon Police
Station, Abhay Behera. Sources
said after Police arrested
Puala on July 8, for his
involvement in the killing
of Enkana Naidu of Elangawalsa
in January, for allegedly
being a Police informer.
Over three dozen villagers,
including women, had gheraoed
the Bandhugaon Police Station
demanding Puala's release.
Though the Police managed
to pacify the agitating
villagers, in the evening
a group of Maoists swooped
down on Elangawalsa and
abducted five villagers
but later freed three of
them. Admitting that, Puala
was arrested for his involvement
in the murder and few other
Maoist offensives, the Police
officer said, "Puala
was working as an over-ground
element of the Maoists,
He has confessed to his
involvement in the Naidu
murder case. The abducted
villagers are not our informers." |
