2 skeletons unearthed in former Maoist stronghold

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Press Trust of India Jhargram (WB)
Last Updated : Aug 08 2013 | 8:13 PM IST
Skeletons of two missing persons abducted allegedly by Maoists in 2010 were dug out from a jungle at former Maoist stronghold of Jhargram in West Midnapore district.
"After getting information from two arrested Maoist cadre Debdulal Mahato and Goutam Rana, the police dug out a spot in Gamaria forest and found the skeletons," Superintendent of Police, Jhargram, Bharati Ghosh said.
The family members of the two CPI-M cadre abducted and missing since 2010 identified them as that of Sachin Khilari (30) and Pintu Mahato (28) from the clothes and the rings.
Ghosh said that DNA test would be carried on the skeletons for further confirmation.
Sachin, a resident of Chatorpada village and Pintu, a resident of Parsuli village, were abducted for being CPI-M members by Maoist cadre nearly three-and-a-half years ago from their residences and they had been missing since then, the police said.
Local CPI-M leader Dahareswar Sen said that Sachin and Pintu had been their active members and two other party cadre have still been missing.
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First Published: Aug 08 2013 | 8:13 PM IST

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