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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/10/24/stories/2009102453440300.htm)
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Three naxalites arrested


Staff Reporter

They were involved in several cases of violence and extortion
BERHAMPUR: Police are trying to root out the grass-root level organisation of the naxals in Rayagada district of Orissa through continuous arrests and surrenders.
On Friday, three Maoists were arrested near Banji square in Padmapur block of the district. All of them were from the Gudari block of the district. They were identified as Senega Sabhutika of Gummi village, Jacob Gogerenga of Sriramraju village and Ram Chandra Sahu of Siriguda village. They had several cases of violence and extortion against them including destruction of equipment meant for construction of RMGSY roads.
According to Superintendent of Police Ashis Kumar Singh, these elements were busy building up strategic support points or village level ‘shells’ for the Maoists in remote rural pockets.
Earlier, two hardcore naxals -- Subhas Mambalaka and Narasingha Mambalaka – were nabbed from the dense forests of Bisamkatak area of the district on Wednesday. Since May, some 27 Maoists were arrested from the district. Mr Singh said these arrests and surrenders weakened the naxal support base in remote villages of the district.
According to him, in August the naxals tried to rebuild their lost ground through a few acts of violence. They had murdered two persons in two separate incidents in Chadrapur block. Through a press release Maoists had also threatened to kill the SP. But their strategy to regain support of localites of remote areas through terror tactics did not succeed.

Combing
Mr. Singh said most top cadres of the naxal wing active in the area have preferred to stay away from the district during the recent past. “We are now aiming at destroying all the ‘shells’ of Maoists in remote rural pockets,” he said. Mr Singh said the combing operation which had slowed down due to inaccessibility caused by rain would be intensified further with the end of monsoon.


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