Police rescue three tribal women, arrest four Maoists

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Baripada, July 23 (UNI) The Mayurbhanj police have rescued three young tribal women from a secret den of the Maoists located in the 'Sarali' hills flanked by 'Chedey' forests under Gurumohisani police station limits.

During an intensive combing operation after the incident on Saturday the police also arrested four Maoist activists identified as Sana Murmu and Langa Munda of Chadheipahada, Matka Hansda of Kankadabeda and Donku Munda of Bhejidihi.

Mayurbha nj Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar Singh told newspersons here today that a group of twelve Maoists, of whom two were women, trapped the three young tribal women.

They confined the women in their hideout at 'Chedey' and also sexually exploited them. On receipt of a tip-off, the police rescued the three women from the naxalite's hideout, the SP said.

For security reasons, the SP declined to disclose the names of the villages to which the rescued young women belonged.

The SP said the arrested Maoists were involved in the confinement of the three women and their sexual exploitation. They were also involved in the murder of Ravindra Nath Patra, Forester of Sargada Forest beat under Rairangpur Forest division on May 7 last.

Mr Singh said the police had earlier arrested eight Maoists involved in the murder of the forester, and in the landmine blast on the Sergada-Chadheipahada road on the next day.

Four among the arrested Maoists were trained in handling of firearms, he added.

UNI

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