A villager was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire which got detached from a pole when suspected Left Wing Extremists cut down trees to block roads in Odisha’s Sinapali block on Monday.
Cadres of Mainpur-Nuapada divisional committee of outlawed CPI(Maoist) allegedly felled trees to block roads demanding unconditional release of three persons arrested by the police from Karlakhaman along Khariar-Sinapali Road.
One of the trees collapsed on power distribution lines and a wire got detached from the pole. The victim, identified as Sahadev Saha of a nearby village, was riding a bicycle in the early hours of Monday when he came in contact with the live wire. He was charred to death.
“Sumitra Dharua (19) of Katripen village, Yusuf Pathan of Khatupani village and Makran Paharia were arrested on different days in the last one month. They were innocent and did not have any involvement in the armed struggle. They should be released,” read the leaflets left behind by the divisional committee members at Karlakhaman.
This is the second incident of violence allegedly perpetrated by cadres of CPI(Maoist) in Nuapada district. A fortnight ago, two police personnel were injured in a blast.
