Nabarangapur: Women cadres are being sexually exploited at Maoist camp. It was revealed after police recovered some objectionable materials like condoms, contraceptive pills and pregnancy test kits from a Maoist hideout following an exchange of fire with red rebels on Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.
Giving details of the exchange of fire, Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police, S Sushree said there is sufficient evidence that women were being sexually exploited in Maoist camps.
She informed elite Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha Police conducted an anti-Maoist operation in Raighar area of Nabarangpur district bordering Chhattisgarh. An encounter took place on Tuesday night.
The SP said on Wednesday at around 9.30 AM, the operational teams of police came across a group of about 20 to 25 armed CPI (Maoist) cadres including Murli (Central Committee Member), Kartik, Guddu, Akash, Nandal and others at east of village Saibin Kachhar in Udanti sanctuary.
“On seeing the operational team, the armed Maoists started firing at the police party. On defence police returned the fire. The exchange of fire continued for about half an hour. Taking advantage of the terrain and dense forest, the Maoists managed to escape from the camp”, Sushree said.
The SP said huge quantities of articles were seized from a Maoist camp. She said that condoms, contraceptive pills and pregnancy test kits were found in the camp. Two guns have also been seized. Besides Maoist leaflets, banners, detonators and food items were also found in the camp, she added.
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