NAGPUR: Maoists killed one of their former arms suppliers on Sunday, the second day of the annual “Peoples’ Liberation of Guerrilla Army” week and barely a week ahead of home minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Gadchiroli district to inaugurate an iron ore plant.
Maoists picked up Chamra Madavi around 14km from Korchi PS in north Gadchiroli, and strangled him to death on the outskirts of the village in the early hours of Sunday.
Security forces have stepped up vigilance and area domination exercises to flush out Maoists from key strongholds, sources said. Madavi was a sympathiser of the banned outfit and was arrested in Balaghat, in neighbouring MP, last year for trying to supply ammunition to Naxalites, SP Neelotpal said. Madavi’s younger sister and brother-in-law hold key positions in the rebel outfit in the Dandakaranya region.
Sources said that Maoists branded Madavi as a “covert police agent” who actively helped the security forces between 2013 and 2019. A two-page note handwritten in Hindi and left behind by the Maoists’ Gadchiroli division committee accused Madavi of becoming an “enemy” of his sister, who is actively involved with the rebels.
Maoists picked up Chamra Madavi around 14km from Korchi PS in north Gadchiroli, and strangled him to death on the outskirts of the village in the early hours of Sunday.
Security forces have stepped up vigilance and area domination exercises to flush out Maoists from key strongholds, sources said. Madavi was a sympathiser of the banned outfit and was arrested in Balaghat, in neighbouring MP, last year for trying to supply ammunition to Naxalites, SP Neelotpal said. Madavi’s younger sister and brother-in-law hold key positions in the rebel outfit in the Dandakaranya region.
Sources said that Maoists branded Madavi as a “covert police agent” who actively helped the security forces between 2013 and 2019. A two-page note handwritten in Hindi and left behind by the Maoists’ Gadchiroli division committee accused Madavi of becoming an “enemy” of his sister, who is actively involved with the rebels.