Phiringia: Locals panicked today after a Maoist poster was spotted on a culvert in Phiringia town of Kandhamal district, following the encounter of top cadre ultra leader Dasru and outlawed Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division committee member on February 3.

According to a source, the poster was put up near Tehsil Office Chhak of the town. Scared residents informed about it to the police but the poster was not removed for quite a long time.

It is a busy road and hundreds of commuters pass through the route, some fearful locals expressed.

Worth mentioning, a few more posters were seen in Sadingia, Ribilada, and Gochhapada police limits.

The killing of Dasru has been condemned through the poster. He was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head and was gunned down by police during an exchange of fire at Kakerkupa of the district.

Kandhamal SP Suvendu Kumar Patra had received information regarding the presence of Maoists at a camp in the forest, where they were planning to attack the security forces.