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Jailed naxals on hunger strike


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KORAPUT: Four naxalites of Tamil Nadu are on an indefinite hunger strike for the last two days in the district jail at Koraput. The four naxalites went on fasting from Sunday morning demanding for early disposal of their cases at Koraput and shifting them to Periyakulam in Tamil Nadu, to face other trials.
Muthu Selvam, 22, M. Kartik (alias Kanan alias Gobi), 28, Palani Vel, 26 and Vel Murugan, 19, the four naxalites were brought to the district jail at Koraput along with Sundar Murty, one more hard core naxal from Tamil Nadu on January 15, 2008, for their alleged involvement in the attack by naxalites on police headquarters at Koraput in 2004. While Sundar Murty was shifted in August the same year to Chennai , these four remained in the district jail at Koraput, Niranjan Das, jailor of the district jail said. But with the departure of Sundar Murty from Koraput, it was not possible for the court to give any final verdict on their case as Sunder Murty was the prime accused in the case. Meanwhile the court at Periyakulam had sent a request to send these four for conducting trial.


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