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Maoist performs cannibal act to terrorise Indian villagers
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to terrorise villagers, a Maoist killed a man suspecting him to be a police informer and ate his flesh in full public glare, including the victim's family, in naxal-hit southern Orissa district of Malkangiri.Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satish Kumar Gajbhiye said the incident took place atBandiguda village, 45km from the district headquarter town of Malkangiri, and came to light yesterday during a community policing programme. ''The villagers told me that Bhagat, commander of Paplur Dalam (Maoist outfit) killed a man named Mukunda Madhi in public view on August 14 last year and ate his flesh in order to terrorise others,'' he told PTI over phone. ''Mukunda was killed in full pulic view. Bhagat, a dreaded Maoist operating in the district, then warned the people that anyone going against the Maoists would face a similar fate,'' the SP said. The Maoists, Bhagat had declared to terror-struck onlookers, suspected that based on Mukund's information another ultra of the group had been arrested by the police. Mukunda's hapless family was among the onlookers of this barbaric act and none opened his or her mouth fearing for their lives, Gajbhiye said adding he came to know of this only after winning the confidence of the villagers during the community policing programme. He said the Maoist extorted nearly Rs 2 crore annually, mostly from contractors and traders, to sustain their activities. Posted by: john frum 2008-01-15 |
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