Visakha Agency braces for bandh
VISAKHAPATNAM: Gripped by fear after the murder of a Veeravaram
villager and the subsequent lynching of three Maoists by angry tribals,
Visakha Agency is now bracing for the bandh call given by Maoists on
Thursday. Following the recent incident in Veeravaram village where
Gemmeli Sanjeeva Rao was murdered by the Reds and three Maoists,
including a commander rank Naxalite Sindri Chinna Ranga Rao, were
lynched in retaliation, tribals have confined themselves to their
villages in the Visakha Agency and are too scared to even venture out to
the weekly markets, sources said.
After the Veeravaram lynching, the CPI Maoist East Division leader
Kailasam had stated that 19 villagers involved in the killings of the
three Maoists had been identified and he warned those responsible for
the act to offer their apologies and surrender before the party failing
which they would be punished. Suspecting large scale violence by the
Reds, cops have launched extensive combing operations involving 500
security personnel in the Visakha Agency.
Cops are carrying out vehicle checks and taking suspected persons
into custody for interrogation, sources said. Night halt buses in the
interior pockets and night services were cancelled on Wednesday and a
call on whether to run buses in the interiors on Thursday would be taken
based on the prevailing situation. Narsipatnam OSD Vishal Gunni told
TOI that forces had been deployed for combing operations and his
department had taken precautionary measures to deal with Naxalites.
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