Tag: Maoists

Rayagada: Maoists killed one of the two persons, whom they had kidnapped in Rayagada district on March 19. The deceased has been identified as Mali Pusika of Salpajla village under Muniguda police limits. The body of Mali was recovered from an isolated place on the outskirts of the village today. Earlier, the Maoists had abducted […]

Malkangiri: Giving a serious blow to the Maoist outfit, wanted rebel Raju alias Baga surrendered before Malkangiri police today. Raju was involved in many murder and land mine explosion case. Over 11 cases are pending against him in different police stations. He had been working as a member of the area committee for last 13 […]

Malkangiri: Maoists abducted five tribal men of Mahupadar and Kamarpali villages in the district and thrashed them severely at the nearest hills suspecting them of being police informers, police said on Tuesday. Later, the rebels released all of them threatening them of dire consequences if they continue to work for police. All the victims are […]

Malkangiri: Maoists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp located at Kartalpali under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district last night. According to information, the ultras fired at the BSF camp in opposition of voting at Kartalpali. The BSF Jawans retaliated. However, no casualty has been reported in the incident. Notably, Maoists have been opposing […]

Narayanpatna: Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel and Maoists reportedly exchanged fire during a combing operation at Kutudi forest under Bijaghati panchayat here on Thursday night. According to sources, no one is injured in the crossfire. Meanwhile, security arrangements in the district have been beefed up in view of the ensuing three-tier panchayat poll. SOG jawans […]

Malkangiri: Marking their presence in tribal dominated Malkangiri district, Maoists killed a ward member candidate of Bara village under Mathili police limits late on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Dasu Dharua. According to reports, 20-25 armed Maoists called Dharua out of his house and murdered him for contesting in the three-tier panchayat […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police today ruled out involvement of Maoists in the derailment of the Hirakhand Express in which the railways are suspecting sabotage. “There is no indication of Maoist hand behind the derailment of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express,” Odisha DGP K B Singh told reporters after attending a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]

Malkangiri: Citing that people have lost faith on Maoists, Director General of Odisha Police (DGP) KB Singh on Friday said that the police administration will be able to conduct safe and peaceful panchayat elections in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-infested areas of the district. Singh who visited Malkangiri today held discussions with police officials and […]

Malkangiri: In a new turn to the abduction episode, two poll officials today admitted that they were kidnapped by the left wing extremists. Their statement came a day after the Malkangiri SDPO dismissed the report. Two election officials Praveen Soren, Kaminikant Se have met top police officials and Collector today after being released from the […]

Malkangiri: Marking their presence in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district, Maoists thrashed Nakamamudi panchayat samiti member Madhab Sisa on Thursday night. According to sources, the red rebels took away Sisa from his house located at Nilapadi village last night and fled after thrashing him mercilessly. Locals of the village rescued Sisa lying in unconscious condition on […]

Malkangiri: Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Maoists shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri district this morning. According to reports, the Maoists came to Sanyasiguda village of Andrapalli panchayat in Chitrakonda block in the early morning hours with Nanda Golari whom they had kept as hostage […]

Koraput: Maoists have gunned down a villager of Munuguluwalsa village under Patangi police station in the district on Thursday night suspecting him to be a police informer. The deceased has been identified as G. Apparao. According to reports, 10-15 armed Maoists came to the village and called Apparao out of his house. Later, the red […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the Centre to step up infrastructure development in the Maoist prone districts. This was discussed at a videoconferencing at the State Secretariat here today where the Union Cabinet secretary interacted with the senior state government officials. Talking to media persons after the meeting, principal secretary, Home, Asit Tripathy said […]

Malkangiri: Authorities of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) have stopped plying of buses in the Malkangiri district and Jeypore of Koraput district keeping the call of Maoists to observe the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week from today. A local official of the OSRTC said, “Local and long route buses have been stopped […]

Kandhamal: An exchange of fire occurred between the Maoists and Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans near Lankagarh village under Belaghar police limits here on late on Wednesday night. According to sources, the gun battle took place while the SOG jawans were conducting raid at the Maoist camp. The exchange of fire continued for one and […]