Abducted cop shot dead by Maoists
9 May 2012 1:10 AM GMT
The bullet-riddled body of a police officer was found in Odisha’s Nuapada district shortly after he had been kidnapped by Maoist guerrillas Tuesday, official sources said.
Assistant Sub Inspector Kruparam Majhi had been kidnapped near Budhas village in Nuapada district, about 550 km from here, Deputy Inspector General of Police Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
Just hours later, his body was found, riddled with bullets and his hands and legs tied.
He had been abducted from a spot about 15 km away from a paramilitary force camp, the official said.
The incident comes just days after Maoists released Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka, more than a month after they had kidnapped him. Hikaka had been abducted from Laxmipur in Koraput 24 March and released on 26 April. Before him, Maoists in the state had abducted two Italian nationals but subsequently released them.
In neighbouring Chhattisgarh, Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon was released 3 May, after 12 days of captivity. The 2006 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer had been abducted at gunpoint 21 April by rebels.
Assistant Sub Inspector Kruparam Majhi had been kidnapped near Budhas village in Nuapada district, about 550 km from here, Deputy Inspector General of Police Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
Just hours later, his body was found, riddled with bullets and his hands and legs tied.
He had been abducted from a spot about 15 km away from a paramilitary force camp, the official said.
The incident comes just days after Maoists released Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka, more than a month after they had kidnapped him. Hikaka had been abducted from Laxmipur in Koraput 24 March and released on 26 April. Before him, Maoists in the state had abducted two Italian nationals but subsequently released them.
In neighbouring Chhattisgarh, Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon was released 3 May, after 12 days of captivity. The 2006 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer had been abducted at gunpoint 21 April by rebels.
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