Two railway workers on duty were allegedly threatened by a couple of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres wielding weapons near Kadadaravalli in Sakleshpur Taluk (revenue sub-division) in Hassan District of Karnataka on July 15, reports The Hindu. Vijay and Raju, the two workers, were cleaning the Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya track when they encountered two persons walking on the track. When they questioned the duo, the two allegedly threatened to attack them with a knife and a firearm. The rail workers were made to sit for some time quietly so that the duo could leave. The workers eventually reached Maranahalli and alerted their seniors. The District Police conducted a combing operation on July 17 to arrest the culprits. However, B.N. Nandini, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), said, “It is not clear who the men were. The railway staff could not identify the firearm they were carrying as it was dark. It may have been just some miscreants attempting to rob the staff. So far, movement of naxals has not been recorded in the district.”