A Constable of district police has been allegedly abducted by Maoists in the restive Sukma district, police said here on Tuesday.
“Constable Kalmu Hidma was abducted near Puswada village while he was on way to CRPF camp at Puswada,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sukma, Jitendra Shukla said.
According to the him, Hidma was originally posted in Polampalli police station but later he was attached with CRPF camp at Puswada for operational purposes.
Hidma had gone to Polampalli to celebrate Diwali along with his family. However, before leaving the camp, he had not informed officials, the ASP said.
On Monday, while he was heading back to the camp on his bike, he was intercepted by Naxals about one-and-half kms before Puswada. Since then, he had been missing, Shukla said while adding that the Hidma’s bike had been recovered.
Meanwhile, after getting information about the abduction, a search operation was launched to find the whereabouts of the missing constable.