Three Maoists were lynched by a mob of angry villagers on Sunday night at Korukonda village in Andhra Pradesh bordering Malkangiri district of south Odisha.
The incident occurred at Korukonda village, in Balipam panchayat under Annavaram police station of Andhra Pradesh adjacent to Malkangiri district in Odisha. According to senior police officials of south Odisha who are keeping watch on this incident, the three ultras slain by angry villagers have been identified as Sharada, Ganapathy and Ganeswar Rao. They were militia members of Korukonda area committee of outlawed CPI (Maoist) organisation, which is active in this bordering area of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
According to sources, a mob of angry villagers armed with lathis and sharp agricultural tools had attacked a group of Maoists who were holding their ‘praja court’ near the village on Sunday night. The villagers were angry over killing of an innocent civilian of their village named Gemini Sanjeeva Rao by the Maoists few days back. Rao had been killed after his trial by Maoists in a similar ‘praja court’ conducted near the village. It is suspected that some more Maoists may have been injured by the villagers, who have escaped into the jungles.
Extra security forces have been rushed to the remote village for enhancement of security and maintenance of law and order. There is also fear of retaliatory attack by Maoists on the village. Security has also been heightened in areas bordering this region in Malkangiri district of Odisha.
