Phulbani: In a fresh eruption of violence by the Maoists, a young man of a village has allegedly been killed in Odisha’s Kandhamal district.
According to police sources, a group of armed Maoists came to Badipanga village under Kotgad police limits of Kandhamal late Monday night. They went to the house of th
e youth, identified as Metla Majhi, and took him at gun-point with them.
On Tuesday morning, the body of Metla was found by the villagers in a forest near the village. His body bore several stabbing marks. A poster of the Maoists was also found near the body.
The hand-written poster, signed by Baghuna divisional committee of the banned outfit, stated that Metla was eliminated as he was a police informer.
On being informed, a team from Kotgad police station went to Badipanga and sent the body for post-mortem.
It may be noted that a hardcore Maoist was killed during an encounter with security forces in a forest in Nabarangpur district on May 9, ahead of first phase of elections in the state on May 13.