After attacking the Congress convoy in which 28 leaders and workers of the party and PSOs were killed Saturday last, the Maoist insurgents have stepped up their activities throughout Bastar division and indulged in blocking roads by felling trees, firing on police camps and throwing posters, pamphlets terrorising masses besides murder of innocent people openly challenging the might of the administration.
Going one step ahead further, they shot dead former Sarpanch of Errabor Soyam Mukka, a leader of the now defunct Salwa Judum Wednesday evening. According to police, Soyam Mukka (48), a native of Errabor, Sukma district, had gone to Konta for some work Wednesday with his colleague and BJP leader Rafiq. While returning from Konta around 5.30 in the evening some Maoist cadre equipped with arms stopped him at village Ashirguda located between Errabor and Injaram . After questioning for some time the ultras later shot him killing on the spot. However, his colleague somehow managed to flee and reached Injaram safely.
According to sources, Mukka was actively associated with Salwa Judum from the very beginning of its commencement in 2005 due to which for the last 8 years he was on the target of the Maoists who reportedly issued warnings to Mukka on several occasions. Police got the information of Mukka’s murder from villagers and after that a police team was sent to the crime spot.