Wednesday, November 5, 2008

VHP worker shot dead in Kandhamal



The Hindu , Nov 6, 2008
Special Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Tension prevailed in riot-hit Kandhamal district of the Orissa on Wednesday following the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad worker by suspected Maoists.
Assailants fired 18 rounds at the VHP worker Dhanurjay Pradhani (36) at Kumbharigaon village around 1 p.m., police sources said.
Pradhani, who worked as a small-time contractor, was inspecting the construction of a school building at the time. He hailed from the nearby Jhinjirigaon village.
Maoists, who are active in Brahmanigaon and adjoining Tumudibandha, had recently put up banners threatening to eliminate Pradhani and several other local leaders of the Sangh Parivar.
District Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar reached Kumbharigaon with additional forces. One company of the Central Reserve Police Force also reached the area. source 

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