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Bardhan two months ago. The joint operation was carried out by CRPF, SOG, Rourkela police and districtvoluntary force. They had moved into the forest after receiving information on the presence of Maoistcadres. Over the last two months, Maoists activities had increased in Sundergarh. They killed policeofficer Ajit Bardhan, looted explosive laden trucks and blasted railway stations. Meanwhile, normal lifewas affected in Sundargarh town and nearby areas today as shops and business establishmentsremained closed during a dawn to dusk bandh called by a citizens' body demanding immediate steps toimprove law and order situation in the region. The 12-hour bandh was called by Joint Action Committeeconsisting of leading citizens and lawyers in protest against alleged deterioration in law and ordersituation in Balishankara, Subdega, Talasara and district headquarters town of Sundargarh. They allegedthat incidents of looting, extortion, robbery and kidnapping had witnessed a spurt in some regions of thedistrict. The business community in Sundargarh town, Sundargarh Sadar, Balishankara and Talasarapolice limits downed their shutters and vehicles in Sundargarh town and other areas remained off theroad. (Statesman 1/9/09)Maoists barricade forest routes to enforce bandh (12)KHAMMAM: Naxalites of the CPI (Maoist) resorted to barricading of roads by felling giant trees in theforest pockets of Khammam on Tuesday as part of the two-day bandh call given by it in the NorthTelangana districts opposing the opencast mining by the Singareni collieries in the coal belt, large scalesubmergence by the Polavaram project and illegal damming in the upper stretches of Godavari River bythe government of Maharashtra. The bandh backed by the CPI (M-L) Janashakti also, however, evokedno response in the tribal pockets while life remained normal in the coal bet too. According to reports, themilitant supporters of the CPI (Moist) felled a huge tree near Togutta village in Kunavaram mandal in theearly hours on Tuesday. They had put up banners in the vicinity with slogans seeking support of thepublic for their fight against Polavaram and displacement caused by it. Cranes were engaged to clear theroad and the vehicular traffic was restored in the forest route late in the evening. Similar blockadescreated by the Maoists at Yakannagudem in Venkatapuram mandal and another village in Charla mandalaffected vehicular movement. Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said the elements, who were allinvolved in barricading the forest routes, were identified. Action would be taken against them. He saidsome Maoists had come from across the inter-State border for creating the obstacles to the vehiculartraffic in the forest pocket. By and large life was normal in Bhadrachalam, Palvancha and Kothagudemdivisions. The RTC had plied its services even to the remote forest villages in the daytime as the policestepped up surveillance and patrolling in the affected areas.(The Hindu 2/9/09)Maoists kill four villagers (12)Raipur, Sept. 4: Maoist guerrillas killed four villagers in the remote village of Guddipal in Bijapur district ofBastar today. The villagers, suspected to be police informers, were abducted three days ago, police said.Bodies of all four were discovered today in the afternoon in a forest near Guddipal, 500km south ofRaipur. The victims hailed from Guddipal and were stabbed to death after being put through torture.“Police had arrested two top Maoists from this area two months ago. The rebels suspected that the fourwere responsible for tipping the police off which led to the arrests,” said a senior police officer. Bijapur SPAvinash Mohanty said that security personnel have launched a combing operation in the area where thebodies were found. Sources said the recovery created panic among the tribals villagers, despite seniorpolice officers, assuring deployment of additional force in the area. (Telegraph 5/9/09)Two AITC activists 'punished' by Maoists for misappropriating funds (12)West Midnapore, Sep 5 : Two Trinamool Congress leaders were awarded 'punishment' by the Maoists inNeguria forest under Belpahari police station here for misappropriation of funds meant for tribal welfareon September 2, Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma today said. ''Two AITC activists--TarunMandal and Rajiv Sahoo--were tied to a tree and thrashed by the Maoists for misappropriation of fundsmeant for tribal welfare schemes like Indira Abash Yojana on Wednesday,'' the SP informed on the basisof a delayed report that reached the police headquarters today. ''The duo were tried at a People's Courtheld by the Maoists in front of a gathering of 300 villagers and then forced to give a written declarationthat they would leave the party,'' the SP further informed. Subsequently, the two leaders got 1,000 copiesof the signed leaflets printed from a local press in Belpahari town and distributed them in the local marketarea yesterday. Some of the leaflets were also pasted on the trees and wall of the houses. The leafletread, ''We are severing all ties with the corrupted and anti-people AITC party.'' Fearing any further Maoist