Bhawanipatna: Maoist menace has reportedly forced more than 10 families to flee homes in Trilochanpur village under Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district o
n Saturday.
According to sources, the ultras had been torturing the locals for quite a long time. This compelled the villagers to vacate their homes and take shelter in neighbouring villages.
“We are trying to instill a sense of security among the villagers and bring them back to the village,” a senior police officer said.
On April 20, at least four persons, including a village guard, were abducted by a group of armed Maoists from Lakhpadar village in the district.
A super-class contractor, identified as Shivshankar Das, was also shot dead by red rebels while he was taking rest at a temporary camp built near a construction site in Bajibahali village of the district on February 16.