Odisha: Maoists call for poll boycott, threaten to kill police informers

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 26, 2019 at 11:44 AM

Kalahandi: With less than 20 days left for the general elections in Odisha, Maoist posters were found in Barabandha Panchayat under Rampur police limits in Kalahandi district today.

The posters allegedly put up by KKBN (Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh) division of CPI (M) appealed people to boycott the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

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Through the poster, the outlawed outfit also threatened the Kalahandi SP to kill ‘police informers’ in coming days. On receiving information, police reached the spot and seized the posters.

Earlier on March 17, Baghuna Division of CPI (Maoist) had put up banners and posters near Kandhibandha village in the district urging people to boycott the upcoming polls in the State.