NewsKarnataka-Beltangady
Beltangady:In an incident that has once again proved that Naxals are still active in the coastal region, a group of nearly 10 to 20 armed Naxals have set ablaze a car and a bike parked outside the residence of Kutlur Gram Panchayat Member Ramachandra Bhat at Naravi near Belthangady in the wee hours of November 9, Saturday.
It is learnt, the Naxals resorted to such act after the GP member refused to open the door when the Naxals knocked at his doors at around 2 am. Even the shed where the vehicles were parked was gutted in the fire.
Gram Panchayat Me member Ramachandra Bhat is also running an NGO and has been working towards rehabilitating forest dwellers and encouraging them to come out of the forest areas and accept the package offered by the government. This is learnt to have angered the Naxals who chose to target him.
Senior police officials including IGP Western Range Pratap Reddy and SP Shantanu Sinha have rushed to the spot. The ANF has also begun combing operations in Kutlur.