The Maoist rebels protest against March 31 Chintagufa encounter continued to disconnect nearly 70 villages from the district headquarters even after a week now. The rebels blocked the road traffic between Jagargunda and Dornapal felling trees and digging on the road leaving nearly 70 villages affected .
According to reports reaching here, the outlaws dug up deep pits and damaged a stretch of 59 km roads between Jagargunda and Dornapal paralyzing the movement of the villagers in the area. The traffic was completely paralyzed from April 5, sources said. The Government officials, sources said were afraid to venture out on the blocked route following threat of attack from the rebels.
Earlier on March 31, security personnel of Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) had gunned down a Maoist in an encounter near Chintagufa which the Maoists termed as fake encounter and vowed to revenge it. They also pasted posters and distributed pamphlets stating that the security forces killed an innocent villager and protesting against it, they had dug Jagargunda and Dornapal road.