Maoists on Sunday evicted 21 tribal families of their homes in Abujhmad area in Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar district of Narayanpur, accusing them of spying for the police.
Maoists on Sunday evicted 21 tribal families of their homes in Abujhmad area in Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar district of Narayanpur, accusing them of spying for the police. In another development, security forces gunned down a suspected Naxal in an encounter in south Bastar district of Sukma. According to the police, 21 tribal families hailing from Pikumeta village under Abujhmad area, a Maoist-stronghold, fled their homes following threats by Naxals to eliminate them.
“The panic-stricken tribals who numbered 44, fled their village following an ultimatum issued to them by the Naxals to leave the area. The ultras suspected the innocent tribals as police informers. The displaced families have now been camping in district headquarters town of Narayanpur,” local sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) C.D. Tirkey told this newspaper. He, however, said the displaced families have absolutely nothing to do with the police. Meanwhile, three low-ranked Naxals carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 each on their heads surrendered before the Narayapur police.
