Tag: Maoists

Malkangiri: Upset over continuous violent activities of Maoists in the district, Adivasi Ekata Manch, a tribal outfit today put up posters at different places of Kalimela and Bandaghati areas appealing to local residents to come forward for a mass movement against the naxals. Through the posters, the outfit asked the extremists to explain the reason […]

Malkangiri: Maoists once again struck terror by killing a tribal resident of Mahupadar under Mathili police limits in the district on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Muinan Kabasi. Villagers said some armed extremists barged into his house last night and dragged him out of his dwelling suspecting him to be police informer. […]

Malkangiri: After a brief lull in naxalite activities, Maoists once again struck terror in Panasput, an interior village in the cut off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district, by thrashing three villagers severely at a Praja Court. Sources said the Maoists abducted former sarpanch of Panasput Arjun Hantal and two of his associates suspecting them […]

Malkangiri: A tribal youth of Murdakhol village in Malkangiri district, who had been eking out a living from farming despite being highly qualified, recently got a job to teach surrendered Maoists. The job has been offered to Deba Sodi, an M,Phil degree holder, by Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena after media reported about his plight. Though […]

Bhubaneswar: A thick blanket of security has been made for the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week of the Maoists with combing and anti-insurgency operations being intensified in several parts of Odisha. Bus services in eight routes in Rayagada, Kandhamal and other few pockets in Malkangiri district have been suspended as a precautionary measure, sources […]

Bolangir: One Special Operations Group (SOG) jawan injured in a Maoist ambush here on Sunday near Mahakhanda forest in Kantabanji. The Maoists attacked the SOG team while they were going from a combing operation in the region. There was an exchange of fire in which the jawan was hit by a bullet in the stomach, […]

Rayagada: The Maoists today released four residents of Badadenguni village in the district who were abducted four days ago. The villagers- Bali Karkaria,Tela Karkaria, Nepal Takri, and Hara Takri- were kidnapped by armed extremists on Sunday suspecting them to be police informers. No complaint was lodged with police by the families, Bisam Katak SDPO said. […]

Bolangir: An exchange of fire took place between the Red rebels and security forces today morning inside the Chandili forests at Lathore of Bolangir district. However, no one has been injured. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of District Voluntary Forces (DVF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted raids inside the forest […]

Bolangir: Police today found Maoists posters and banners put up by Bargarh-Balangir Divisional committee of the Bargarh-Balangir-Mahasamund division of the CPI (Maoist) in Udiapalli village under Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district. According to sources, the posters and banners alleged the police involvement in the killing of two of their cadres including a woman at Salepali […]

Malkangiri: Maoists today killed a tribal man, suspecting him to be a police informer, at Panasput village under Chitrakonda Tehsil of Malkangiri district. As per reports the ultras arrived on a boat at Spillway Ghat near Chitrakonda and gunned down one Sama Pangi. Sama, originally a resident of Jantri village under Kalimela Tehsil, was hiding […]

Athagarh: Panic gripped Narsinghpur area here in Cuttack district following police inputs on suspected Maoists movement in Satkosia forests. According to reports, around 20 suspected extremists are roaming in Satkosia forest which spreads from Narasinghpur to Angul. Meanwhile, Cuttack and Angul police have intensified combing operations in the area. “It is not confirmed whether they […]

Kandhamal: Basant Bhatta, the ‘Gaon Sathi’ of Durgapanga village in Kandhamal district, abducted two days ago was shot dead allegedly by Maoists on suspicion of being police informer near Satanalia under Baliguda police limits here. The BGN (Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali) division of Maoists which left multiple posters’ near the body of Basant Bhatta at Satanalia also warned […]

Phulbani: Posters of CPI (Maoist) Bansdhara-Ghumsuara-Nagabali (BGN) Divisional Committee were found today at Durgapanga village near Kotagada in Kandhamal district claiming responsibility for the abduction of a ‘Gaon Sathi,’ Basant Bhatt. In the posters, the ultras claimed they kidnapped Bhatt but did not mention any reason behind their act. “Maoists have put up posters stating […]

Malkangiri: Maoists reportedly looted two boats laden with rations meant for BSF Jawans near Totapadar in cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district last evening. According to sources, the grocery items were being transported to Kunturpadar police camp. The ultras robbed all the rations after beating up the boatmen. “A private boat was carrying the […]

Koraput: With the identity of the accused involved in the Kunduli minor girl gang rape case yet to be ascertained by Odisha Police, an active Maoist body has denied involvement of its cadres in the incident. Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) in an audio tape has denied role of Maoist men in the heinous […]