223 'Red' posters threaten BDO in Ganjam

Berhampur: Hand-written 'Maoist' posters, found pasted at different places under Adava police limits in Gajapati district on Monday, have warned the BDO and the junior engineer of Mohana block against indulging in corruption.
Posters found near panchayat offices at Raipanka and Khariaguda said the praja court (kangaroo court of Red rebels) would decide their fate.
"We have come to know about the posters and asked the local police to inquire into the matter," said SP (Gajapati) Satyajit Nayak. He suspected it might be the handiwork of miscreants. "It will be known after the inquiry," he said.
"We are trying to find out who pasted the posters," said IIC of Adava police station Anam Lakra. Some persons might have done this in the name of extremists to threaten the block staff to expedite passing of bills under various projects, he said. Police are yet to seize the posters.
Block development officer (Mohana) Manoranjan Das said he was not aware of the posters. "I am doing my work sincerely," he added. He said there was no pending bill under any project.
Raipanka, Khariaguda and Paniganda are known to be the Maoist hotbed with several violent incidents taking place in the past. On Wednesday, security personnel recovered two powerful tiffin bombs weighing 27 kg and 24 kg from the roadside at Telengapadara, two km from the OSAP camp at Paniganda.