Why no offence of kidnapping against Maoists?

Source: TOI
NAGPUR: There had been no offences of kidnapping registered with Gadchiroli police against Maoists till June this year. This despite the fact that the trend has been such that Naxals mostly abduct their victims before killing them. While police register case of murder but for reasons best known to them, do not register kidnapping case.

"Such act affects decision making at the top level. It also has a negative impact on formulating a strategy against the Maoists,' said a senior officer having experience in anti-Naxal operations.

This year more than 30 tribals have been eliminated by the Naxals. In most of the cases, the Naxals followed a queer trend of kidnapping a group of villagers before murdering some and releasing others. Recently the Naxals abducted a couple from Bhamragarh, eliminated the man but released his wife. In Dhanora teshil too, the Naxals eliminated a sarparnch and two others after having kidnapped them from their respective villages. Earlier in Regdi too, the Naxals had abducted five people and killed two.

Gadchiroli SP S Vireesh Prabhu said that he had sent his forces immediately after the information of the sarpanch's kidnapping was relayed to him but due to vast jungle terrain the operation could not yield successful result.

A source said, "Many times out of fear the villagers don't report the matter of kidnapping to the police. But if the police know about the abduction, the they should register a case of kidnapping too. That will bolster the case."

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