Four Maoist, who had allegedly killed a tribal on October 6 night accusing him of being a police informer, were arrested in Malkangiri district of Odisha on Sunday.
They were arrested during a raid by the security personnel inside the jungle near Rajulkonda village under the Kalimela police station.
Kalimela police station in-charge Ram Prasad Nayak said initial investigation has revealed that the four arrested persons were directly involved in the murder of Dambaru Nayak. The tribal had been beaten and tortured after being termed a police informer at a praja court held by a group of ultras at Kurub village on October 6. Later, Dambaru Nayak had been dragged into the nearby forest, where his head was crushed with a heavy boulder.
As the investigation is on, the identity of the arrested persons was not revealed by the police.
However, as initial investigation revealed that a group of Maoists and their militia led by Randev, leader of Kalimela Dalam of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) organisation, was involved in the murder.
“To terrorise the tribals living in this remote region, the Maoists murdered the victim, who was a successful farmer of Kurub and had no links with the police,” said Mr. Nayak.
After the murder at Kurub village, the police had started tracking the Maoists involved. Proper gathering of intelligence about the movement of Maoist of the region led to the arrest of the four.
