Maoists released all the abducted villagers of Mahupadar under the Mathili police station in Malkangiri district on Friday. According to reports, the Maoists released all 11 abducted villagers after hearing their pleas in a kangaroo court deep inside the Dandipadar forest. While most of the abducted villagers were found innocent, a few were issued warning for committing mistakes, sources said.
Notably, the Maoists had abducted these villagers in two phases, nine on Wednesday night and two on Thursday.According to family members, about 30 armed Maoists barged into the village late on Thursday night and forcibly took away Pintu Durua, a village forest guard, and another villager, laxman Kumbhara, after tying their hands and legs.
Earlier on Wednesday night, about 50-60 armed men and women had forcibly taken away nine persons after waking them up from their sleep at around 9 pm.The nine abducted included Soma Chalan, Khageswar Kumbhar, Nakul Pugari, Hari Durua, Paban Durua, Indra Durua and Udayanath Kolar, local sources said.Concerned villagers expressed happiness over release of their kin.