To take revenge of February 26 attack on them, the Maoists killed two PlFI cadres Binay Tudu (28) and Roshan Soren (25) of Mamabhagana village under Baunsjore police limit in Simdega district of Jharkhand on Saturday night. After killing them the Maoists have left certain Red posters.
Source said, a group of 15-20 Maoists entered the village and killed the victims near their houses. Simdega SDPO Pitambar Singh Sherawat and Baunsjore outpost in-charge rushed the spot to take stock of the situation. Combing operations were intensified in the boarder area, said the sources.
Notably, PlFI cadres on February 26 suddenly fired at Maoists who were shopping in Baunsjore bazaar in Jharkhand. Due to the rapid firing, a Maoist cadre was killed on the spot and his fellow cadre sustained serious injuries. The critically injured Red rebel is undergoing treatment in IGH, Rourkela.
In another incident, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing 50 kg were defused during an anti-Maoists operation in Rayagada district, police sources said on Sunday.
Two IEDs weighing 25 kg each, 32 gelatin sticks, as many electric detonators and other bomb making items were recovered from a Maoist hideout in the Tikarhamsa-Seshkal area of Rayagada district during combing operations by CRPF forces and State police personnel in the early hours on Sunday, the sources said.