NEW DELHI – In India, in the Gatam gram panchayat of the Katekalyan blockof Dantewada district, a group of armed Maoists allegedly entered the homeof Manoj Podiyami and killed him.
Two people including an assistant constable were killed and at least fourvehicles were set on fire Sunday by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’sDantewada.
This comes a day after suspected Maoists set 17 vehicles on fire in fiveseparate incidents in Bastar. Police officials said that the sudden rise inincidents were likely to be indication for the beginning of the TacticalCounter Offensive Campaign period of the Maoists.
Police officials told that the Maoists abducted assistant constable SitaramBakde.
“Even as his wife appealed to the Maoists for his release, they killedhim. Bakde was posted at the city kotwali police station and was on leave,”an official said.
In the Gatam gram panchayat of the Katekalyan block of Dantewada district,a group of armed Maoists allegedly entered the home of Manoj Podiyami andkilled him.
His niece Muskaan (9) received bullet injuries in her leg, but is stable.Kamlochan Kashyap, Dantewada SP said, “Podiyami was a taxidriver.
The Maoists suspected that he was an informer, which is not true. His nieceintervened and a bullet grazed her leg.”