A group of armed Maoists late on Sunday night swooped down on Durgapanga village near Kotagad in Kandhamal district and abducted a Gaon Sathi, Basant Bhatt, from his house.
later on Monday, posters of the CPI(Maoist) Bansdhara-Ghumsuara-Nagabali (BGN) Divisional Committee were found at Durgapanga village claiming the responsibility for the abduction of the Gaon Sathi.
In the posters, the ultras claimed that they kidnapped Bhatt but did not mention any motive behind their act.
“Maoists have put up posters stating that they have abducted Gaon Sathi of Durgapanga village under the Gotagada police station. We have sent a team of police personnel and other experts to the spot for investigation. legal action will be initiated if the Maoists’ claims are proved true,” Kandhamal DSP Chandrasekhar Hota said.
Besides, the Maoists accused the State Government of negligence towards farmers and slammed the administration over the rising atrocities against women in the State.
The posters also opposed the construction of barrages by the Chhattisgarh Government on the Mahanadi and said that the water from the river is meant for farmers and not for private industrial companies.
Besides, in Malkangiri district, Maoists looted two boats laden with groceries meant for BSF jawans near Totapadar in the cutoff region of Chitrakonda on Sunday evening.
Sources said the grocery items were being transported to the Kunturpadar police camp. The Red rebels looted all the rations after beating up the boatmen and their assistants black and blue.
“The boats were carrying the grocery items from Chitrakonda. The Maoists intercepted the vessels at Kotagoda Ghat and looted the materials,” said Malkangiri district SP Jagmohan Meena.