In yet another barbaric incident, Maoists killed two villagers of Sadakunda village under the Kalimela police station in Malkangiri district late on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as former Ward Member Rama Madkami and Bishu Kirshani.
Sources said about 50 to 60 Red rebels barged into the village and dragged the two villagers from their homes. later, they killed them by slitting their throats and dumped their bodies on the village outskirts. They killed Rama and Bishu suspecting them to be police informers, villagers said. As usual police have reached the spot and started investigations.
Sources said after a number of Maoist sympathisers have surrendered before the police the Red rebels have become blood-thirsty. They have killed number of villagers dubbing them as police informers, to create a fear psychosis among the locals.
In another incident, a Maoist camp was reportedly run over by security forces in Ambadala forests on Rayagada-Kandhamal border. The incident happened during a joint combing operation by CRPF jawans, District Voluntary Forces (DVF) and police late on Thursday night.
Sources said, the Maoist camp was destroyed following a fierce battle between security forces and the combing operation was still continuing in the areas till the last reports came in.
Confirming the development, Police DG KB Singh said there were 15 Maoists in the group while the exchange of fire is still continuing on Friday. A huge cache of arms and ammunition have also been seized from the encounter site
In yet another related incident, CRPF personnel and DVF had an exchange of fire with the guerillas in a jungle in Phiringia of Kandhamal district on Friday. However, they are no reports of any causality from both the sides.