4 abducted cops killed by Maoists, CM condemns act

The bodies of the four assistant constables were found on a road near Gudma village under Kutru Police Station limits close to the spot from where they were kidnapped by Maoists on Monday, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela said.

Reacting to the killings, Chief Minister Raman Singh said in a statement, “It (the incident) has exposed the inhumane, shameless and cowardly attitude of the Maoists. There is no space for violence in a democratic set-up.” 

Expressing his deep condolence towards the bereaved families, he said, “The entire society is with the families of the martyred police jawans.” 

The rebels had shot dead all the four jawans by holding the so-called ‘Jan Adalat’ (peoples’ court), near Gudma village last night, a senior police official said.

The personnel were identified as Jaidev Yadav, Mangal Sodhi and Raju Tela, all posted at Kutru Police Station, while Rama Majji was attached to Bedre Police Station in the region.

“The motive of the Maoists is to demoralise the police force but our brave jawans are facing the menace of Left Wing Extremism with full courage,” the Chief Minister said. “The cops are determined to free the entire Bastar region from Maoists,” he said.

The rebels dropped notes near the bodies of the jawans justifying their act, alleging that the police personnel are engaged in torturing innocent tribals and detaining them on false charges in Bastar.  

 They also wrote a message on a passenger bus cautioning vehicle operators not to take on board police and security personnel in their vehicles.