Many districts of Chhattisgarh witnessed intensified Maoist activity on Friday as the rebels killed two civilians and torched 30 vehicles at different locations.
The Maoists killed Brujlal Tulavi (27) and Anil Kalko (30) of Kergatta village in Rajnandgoan district of the State and threw their bodies near Sawargaon village on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border.
The rebels left a handwritten note near the bodies accusing Brujlal Tulavi and Anil Kalko of running a “secret network of police informers” in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
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“Brujlal and Anil have been punished for their anti-people activities. Both of them used to work as special police officers for the Chhattisgarh police and were running a network of police informers. They would inform the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh police about the party’s movements,” said the note.
In a separate incident, the Maoists torched 29 vehicles near Chargaon mines in Kanker district. According to some reports, a group of 60 to 70 Maoists trashed some drivers and cleaners of these vehicles resulting in injuries to many of them.
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In another incident, the rebels set ablaze a passenger bus in Bhopalpatnam block of Bijapur district.
No one was hurt in the incident as the Maoists asked the passenger to alight before setting it on fire. The incident took place on Dedheda-Gorella road of Bhopalpatnam and the ultras also left pamphlets appealing for ‘Bhopalpatnam Bandh’ in protest of the arrest of Maoist leader Bhima Singh.
Two Maoists arrestedOn a day when, Bijapur, Rajnandgoan and Kanker police were battling Maoists, the Dantewada district police arrested two Maoists from Jhiraka area of the district.
“Bhima alias Somaru Telami and Ayata alias Budhu Barasa were arrested by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) on Friday. Both the Maoists were active between Bhansi and Kamalur area of Dantewada,” said a press statement issued by Dantewada police.