WARANGAL/HYDERABAD: Police chief Aravinda Rao's apprehensions about regrouping of Maoists in north Telangana came true on Thursday when the ultras killed two persons, including a small-time TDP leader, and set ablaze a road transport corporation (RTC) bus. The rebels also took away three villagers from Eturunagaram Agency and another from Karimnagar district, branding them as 'police informers.' Till last reports came in, there was no word on their whereabouts.
That the Maoists, who have spread a terror network in the Andhra-Orissa border (AOB), struck in the Karimnagar-Khammam-Warangal region after several years has left the cops in a state of shock. Though top police brass claimed that the incident was an isolated one carried out by Maoists taking advantage of political chaos in the state capital that kept police personnel busy, experts said the Thursday incidents were an ominous indication of more violence.
"The Maoists have infiltrated from Chhattisgarh by crossing the Godavari river at Eturunagaram border. Police cannot remain silent as the chances of more such strikes cannot be ruled out," a Naxal expert said. The Maoists have returned to this area after four years, the last recorded incident being in 2006. Read more
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