Indian forces kill four villagers in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The Communist Party of India-Maoist has said that four villagers were killed in a fake encounter by Indian forces’ personnel in disturbed Chhattisgarh state of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Communist Party of India-Maoist in a statement said that the forces personnel have killed four innocent villagers, identified as Mandvi Mata, Kudiam Dinesh, Adupara Sodhi Kesu and Madkam Raju and not Naxalites in the fake encounter in Bijapur district.
It was a fake and fabricated encounter led by District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hide the truth of the ground, the press release said.
The statement also demanded a magisterial probe into the matter. The guilty should be punished, it added. The
It said the forest dwellers and tribals are being exploited and dislodged from jungles and war-like situations have been created. There is increased surveillance over forest cover with the help of drones, patrolling by shield cover vehicles by the Indian forces.
A large part of forest cover in the south of Bastar region has been deforested in the name of combing operation by the Indian paramilitary and police personnel. It is posing great threat to wildlife and forest both, the statement said.
