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Threat posters come up in Kandhamal

BERHAMPUR: After the communal violence the Kandhamal district is now shivering under Maoists’ ‘hit list’ .

Despite the massive presence of police including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the district the Maoists are successful in increasing their presence through the tactics of psychological terror. On Sunday posters by suspected Maoists were located at Paburia under Sarangagada police station of Tikabali block of Kandhamal district. Through this poster the Maoist elements had threatened to kill four persons Kabi Bindhani, Sahadev Pradhan, Dilip Pradhan and Sunil Pradhan for their alleged links with the Sangh Parivar. As per the posters these persons would be murdered like the recent killing of Dhanurjaya Pradhani.

This poster has come up five days after the killing of a Sangh Parivar activist Dhanurjaya Pradhani at Kumbharigaon under Brahmanigaon police station of the district. Pradhani was in the hit list of Maoists, which they had posted earlier. Police is in a fix as Paburia has no past record of Maoist movement in the area. Either it means that the naxals have started increasing their base in Kandhamal district despite the heavy presence of police or miscreants are trying to fan communal tension in the area through these threats and killings.

It may be noted that 14 persons who worked for frontal organisations of the Sangh Parivar in Kandhamal district were threatened to be killed by the Maoists after the killing of the VHP leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. Pradhani’s name was also in the list. A person named Bikram Raut of Brahmanigaon was recently advised by police to leave Kandhamal for some time. Bikram’s name was also in the hit list. The others in the hit list are also in a state of panic as they were not sure of police security. With the murder of Pradhani the Maoists have also gained ground by proving that they could kill their targeted person despite so called heavy presence of police.

According to a senior police official now posted in Kandhamal these recent threats and killings may have negative impact on peace in other parts of the district. The killings may not have impact in Brahmanigaon area where naxals have their presence and the Hindus are a minority. But it may instigate communal fervour in other parts of the district as some persons in the hit list are also tribals. Many feel it may be part of conspiracy to keep alive tension in the district.

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