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Exposed: A dried up Kadam river valley like many of its kind in Adilabad district does not help naxalites to move about surreptitiously ADILABAD: Neither rural inhabitants nor the general aridity in the forests has shown any mercy on a handful of Maoist naxalites who are still active in Adilabad district. Police expect more number of extremists to opt the ‘surrender’ way out given such conditions. In Gopera of Tiryani mandal, naxalites had a brush with villagers in January this year simply over the question of the dalam’s entry into the village. Penduri Rajesham was beaten up by the extremist squad for objecting to their presence. Shunning habitations“The incident can be considered rare because naxalites are generally shunning habitations since two years. Instead of taking shelter and food from villages they now purchase their own rations. Villagers do not like the extremists to disturb the peaceful atmosphere”, said Adilabad Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar. There are about 14 hardcore naxalites working in the Mangi and Sirpur-Chennur dalams in the district. An estimated seven Maoist cadres from Nizamabad had augmented this strength until January when they went back to Nizamabad. It was in December 2007 and January 2008 that the forests began yellowing. Deficit rainfallBecause of the deficient rainfall last monsoon, streams, rivulets and other kinds of water sources dried up very early this year. The Maoist activists from Nizamabad had been withdrawn with an intention of not exposing them to stress caused by lack of drinking water and proper shelter in the jungles. The naxalites seem to have adopted a strategy of maintaining a low profile until the number of the cadre swells up to make a difference. However this may not continue for long because the beedi leaf collection season is well nigh. It has been a known practice of Maoists to collect ‘party fund’ from beedi leaf contractors. In view of this the district police have intensified combing by special police parties.
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