Has the Maoist dalam belonging to Adilabad Area Committee safely exited Adilabad, as the police contend, or some of its members are still around and moving in the forests here? A band of 10 to 15 armed ‘extremists’, including two women cadres, were sighted by villagers in the forests of Vaipet in Indervelli mandal on the morning of December 1, which only indicates that some from the dalam which was involved in two exchanges of fire in late July and September have not gotten out.
According to sources, the dalam, none of them wearing the customary military green uniform but carrying firearms, was sighted by villagers working on tractors to cart sand from Chikmanvagu stream near Vaipet. The spot is about 30 km from Indervelli mandal headquarter and is known to be a favourite haunt of the Maoists in this area.
The latest movement of the extremists could only be a coincidence with the PLGA formation week celebration which was launched on Tuesday, according to the sources. Police however is keeping a close watch on the situation.
It may be recalled that the anti-naxal policemen had twice narrowly missed the 20 to 25 member strong dalam which had apparently crossed over from Gadhchiroli at the beginning of monsoon this year.
