Armed gang claiming to be naxals loots house

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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/06/09/stories/2010060958920300.htm)
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Armed gang claiming to be naxals loots house


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KORAPUT: A group of people claiming themselves to be Maoists from Bhubaneswar attacked the house of Bibhisan Hantal, the sarpanch of Haldikund panchayat in Boipariguda block of Koraput district in the early hours of Tuesday .
According to Mr. Hantal a group of 40 people armed with swords and country-made revolvers had enquired about his whereabouts by knocking at his brother's door in his residence at Rupabeda a village around 1.30 am .
Not finding him in the front house they torched two tractors on the premises before entering his bedroom in the backside of the campus . The group members, most of whom had faces covered in black cloth looted his house . They took one gold chain , Rs.30,000, a new motorcycle and his mobile phone before leaving the spot with a demand of Rs.5 Lakh which was to be handed over to them in Dokri ghat within a week, he added.
While the villagers were alarmed by his brother about the incidence , the villagers had no other way than to retreat when an old man was attacked by the group . While the group had claimed themselves to be Maoists, Mr.Hantal however suspects the hand of his rival group of people behind the incident . A complain has been made against the suspected people at Boipariguda police station , he added.






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