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Maoists have killed a senior Congress leader in Orissas Nuapada district after accusing him of being a police informer and corrupt.
Sunil Dewangan,35,the chairman of Nuapada panchayat samiti,was killed near Lodhra village Saturday night. He was stabbed in his chest with a sharp weapon, Nuapara SP Sanjay Kaushal said.
The police said Dewangan was called from his home along with 8 others on Saturday. Though others returned to their homes,Dewangan did not. His body was recovered Sunday morning. Five Maoists posters were found at the spot in which the rebels accused Dewangan of working against the interests of the poor and providing information to the police on the Maoist activities in the region.
Dewangan is the third politician in the state to have been murdered by Maoists in the past two months. On Tuesday,Maoists shot dead BJD ward member Krushna Panji.
About 30 armed Maoists including five women rebels called for Krushna from his house late Monday night. Maoists then tied him to a tree and shot him dead after accusing him raping a physically challenged girl on April 21 and embezzlement of BPL rice. The poster was issued by Balangir-Nuapada division committee (CPI Maoists).
On September 24,Maoists had killed Jagabandhu Majhi,a BJD MLA from Umerkote assembly in Nawarangpur district along with his personal security officer.
