MALKANGIRI: The Maoists damaged an under-construction government building in Salimi village under Mathili police limits on Saturday night. Sources said about 30 armed rebels reached the village at around 11 pm and struck the building with iron rods. They left a handwritten poster at the site before fleeing to the nearby forest. This is unusual from their earlier practice of triggering a blast on such occasions. The rebels reportedly obstructed the Mahupadar-Kiang road under Mathili police limits to hinder movement of security personnel. The remote village bordering Chhattisgarh does not even have telecom connectivity. The rebels, of late, are attacking panchayat and school buildings to upset development works in remote areas, sources said. Meanwhile, buses were off the roads on Sunday with private owners and OSRTC playing safe on the first day of the bandh.At the Maoist-fortress Kalimela, business establishments and shops downed shutters with people staying indoors.Contractor KilledJeypore: A contractor was shot dead by Maoists near Narayanpatna on Saturday. Rabindra Bidika, a contractor of Bikrampur area, was on his way to Narayanpatna along with two of his workers when five masked Maoists intercepted them. While they killed Bidika on the spot, they let the two others go but after severe beating. A case has been registered. Meanwhile, Bandhugam police have forwarded 19 Maoist supporters to court. They were nabbed on Saturday.Bandh Peaceful So FarRourkela: Uneasy calm prevailed at the bordering Jareikela area in Sundargarh district on Sunday following the Maoist shutdown, protesting the killing of their leader Kishenji. No untoward incident was reported on the first day of the two-day shutdown.Sources said shops and educational institutions downed shutters at Jareikela and buses remained off the roads. Life, however, was normal around 10 km away at the Bisra block headquarters. Amid fears of violence, inter-state bus services originating from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended. The impact of the bandh at the mining pockets of the Maoist-infested Bonai sub-division could not be ascertained as majority of the private mines remained closed for other reasons. Police said as a precautionary measure movement of vehicles on the NH-215 leading to Koida mining sector of Bonai would be restricted at night.
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