Arrested Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) leader Nachika linga and his four of his associates of Narayanpatna of Koraput district were sent to jail on Wednesday after the laxmipur JMFC Court rejected their bail applications.
Police said the Maoists had taken advantage of Nachika’s good image among the tribals. “Realising that development can take place only in a congenial and peaceful atmosphere, the tribal leader decided to return to the main stream,” added the police sources. Nachika expressed his faith in democratic institutions and expressed his desire to face the law in connection with 43 cases registered against him and NBWs (33) pending against him.