COVID attacks Maoist Cadres! 8 cadres die; around 20 suspected to be severely ill

Raipur, May 12: About seven to eight Maoist cadres have died of COVID-19 and about 15 to 20 others are seriously ill, a letter seized from a Communist Party of India (Maoist) leader said.

 

 

ANI reports that as per the Bastar Inspector General Sundarraj P, the letter was seized during an operation in Bijapur on Tuesday. He said, "During an operation in Bijapur today, a letter written by a cadre of CPI (Maoist) to a senior leader was seized."

 

 

 

 

 

He further informed, "The letter mentions that 7-8 cadres have died of COVID-19 and around 15-20 others are seriously ill." He added, "We have information that some Naxals left the cadre due to fear of contracting COVID-19." Coronavirus cases have been on the rise in Chhattisgarh. As many as 9,717 new cases, 199 deaths and 12,440 discharges were reported in the state on Tuesday. 

 

 

 

 

Another update regarding the Naxals comes that a Police jawan was killed allegedly by naxals, near his house in Penta, Sukma last night. His wife says, "We were sleeping when 5 people entered our house. He tried to escape but they caught him. They demanded keys to his tractor & phone. Then they killed him." The SDOP said, "We went there & found his body 50 metres away from his house. We brought his body to mortuary, it'll be sent for postmortem. FIR will be registered & action will be taken. Nothing can be said as of now. Naxals role can't be denied & personal dispute can't be ruled out either."