Maoists lost support in TS hiding in Chhattisgarh: Police

Kothagudem: Maoists who lost people’s support in Telangana State were forcing Chhattisgarh adivasis to work in their battalions, alleged the district police. The CPI (Maoist) party leaders from Telangana were hiding in Chhattisgarh using the tribals there to protect them as they could not stand on their own in their own State, a statement from […]

Kothagudem: Maoists who lost people’s support in Telangana State were forcing Chhattisgarh adivasis to work in their battalions, alleged the district police.

The CPI (Maoist) party leaders from Telangana were hiding in Chhattisgarh using the tribals there to protect them as they could not stand on their own in their own State, a statement from the police said.

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Bhadradri Kothagudem-East Godavari (BKTG) Division Committee leaders were taking shelter in Kishtaram Area Committee zones, police said while posing how adivasis in Chhattisgarh were responsible for the safety of Telangana Maoists.

Police urged people of Botethong, Errapalli, Rasapalli, Pinachanda, Pesalapadu, Errampadu, Mettaguda, Kavurugatta, Kondapalli, Bhattigudem, Peddabattum, Jabbagatta, Minagatta and Gunderajagudem villages not to be exploited by the Maoist party.

The Maoist party has become an obstacle in setting up facilities like hospitals, roads and education in adivasi areas. Similarly it was keeping the tribals of the area forever poor and away from all facilities and development, police complained.

Police urged the members of the Maoist dalams, sympathisers and militia to surrender to the police, either through their relatives or directly. All required facilities for their rehabilitation would be provided, the statement added.

Maoists identify naxals killed in encounter

The CPI (Maoist) party has revealed the details of naxals killed in an encounter on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border on Monday.

In a statement released to the media here on Wednesday, the party identified Kosi, Sannal and Pojjal of Cherla mandal in Kothagudem district, Idime and Sukki of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh and Madvi Sukki of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh as the deceased naxals. They all were said to be militia members. However, even after three days since the encounter neither the Kothagudem police nor Chhattisgarh police revealed the identity of the naxals killed in the encounter.