Kerala: 6-member gang of suspected Maoists threaten shopkeeper at gunpoint
4 Nov 2017 1:46 PM IST
Police said the gang first went to the man's residence on Friday afternoon and demanded food.
A shadow committee called Adilabad Praja Panula Rakshana Committee (public works protection committee) a first of its kind was floated allegedly backed by the police after Maoists torched the machinery used in construction of the inter-state bridge on river Pranahitha at Gudem village in Bejjur mandal on April 26, 2016.
Wayanad: A six member gang, suspected to be Maoists, threatened a shop keeper at gunpoint and took away some groceries from his outlet at a village in the district, police said on Saturday.
Police said the gang first went to the man's residence on Friday afternoon and demanded food and were told there was nothing in the house. They then took him at gunpoint to the shop and took away rice, sugar and other groceries.
They later escaped into the nearby forest, police said, adding a search was on to nab them.
( Source : PTI )
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