Kalahandi: After a few days lull Maoist fear loomed large again in Kalahandi district today after a number of posters demanding Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia for tigress ‘Sundari’ attack victim Trinath Sahu’s family surfaced at different places.
The Red posters came to light this morning after some locals in Deuli Sulia and Barengsara villages under Maoist infested Mohangiri panchayat came across those and intimated local police.
The posters released in the name of Odisha State Committee of outlawed CPI Maoist group demanded immediate relocation of tigress ‘Sundari’ from the Satkosia for the safety of the villagers living nearby. The Maoists also opposed the tiger relocation project of the government by extending support to the agitating locals of Satkosia area on the issue.
Criticising Angul SP for his alleged excess of agitating Satkosia residents during the protests, the Moaists demanded immediate action against him, in the posters.
Police have reached the spot and taking stock of the situation.
Kalinga AI