Odisha: Maoists kill 48-year-old man suspecting him to be a police informer

The deceased had allegedly killed Burja Majhi, his brother-in-law and father of Kuni Majhi, a Maoist cadre of Niyamgiri area committee under Bansadhara-Ghumsur-Nagabali division of CPI (Maoist) a year ago

Published on: Nov 25, 2022, 21:34:39 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Maoists on Thursday night killed a 48-year-old man in Odisha’s Kalahandi district suspecting him to be a police informer who had allegedly killed the father of a woman Maoist cadre a year ago, the police said.

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Lalbati Majhi, a resident of Panchkula village in Kalahandi district, was found lying in a pool of blood near his house on Thursday with his throat slit, Kalahandi SP Abilash G said. Though Maoists left a poster branding Majhi a ‘police informer’, the SP said there was a “strong revenge motive” behind the murder.

The deceased had allegedly killed Burja Majhi, his brother-in-law and father of Kuni Majhi, a Maoist cadre of Niyamgiri area committee under Bansadhara-Ghumsur-Nagabali division of CPI (Maoist) a year ago, the police said.

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Earlier in August and October, two persons from Nuapara and Kandhamal districts were killed by Maoists on suspicions that they were police informers.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More