These tribals - Sakharam Narote, his wife Mangala, daughter Smita, their relatives Shyamrao Narote, his wife Vanita and Natthuji Atla made the allegation at a press conference held here this afternoon.
The Narotes reside in village Nagweli, while Natthuji is a native of adjoining village Kaneli.
Sakharam said Ramko Atla, a woman from his village who is also his relative, was forcibly taken away by the Naxals to join their 'ranks' some two years ago.
"The girl (Ramko) came to our village on January 5 and stayed with us as she is our relative. We called her father (Natthuji) and were about to inform the police about her surrender plan. However, we could not do so because of other urgent engagements," he said.
"The jawans destroyed all our foodgrains and misbehaved with the girls. They also took away a bank pass book," he said. "The policemen took Ramko with them and threatened us not to tell anybody about the incident."
On January 15, policemen from Potegaon Police Station again came to our village and assaulted other members of the family and also Natthuji after accusing them of harbouring the woman Naxal, he said.
He demanded action against the policemen who committed the atrocity and also sought compensation for the foodgrains damaged by them.
In the next two months, the children would be given
training ahead of the academic session. Every child selected will have a local guardian alumni who will be meeting all their expenses, Mathew said.
The children who took the examination in the local language-- Malayalam, were tested for their language, numerical ability and Intelligence skills.
On the challenges faced by them during the project, Mathew said to equip the children for the test was a herculean task.
The children, who go to government and aided schools in their area, were imparted coaching for about 180 hours during Saturdays. Residential camps were also held during Pooja and Christmas holidays, he said.
"We provided them conveyance, food and trained them. Classes on Social and Emotional Learning (SCL) was imparted to them.
"Initially there were apprehensions. We spoke to the children and their parents and gradually we noticed a change among them. Our spouses and children also interacted with the children and their families and that really helped," he said.
Mathew said there were plans to train 100 kids this year, but were facing fund crunch.
"We need more funds. Last year we spent Rs 12 lakh-Rs 14 lakh contributed by alumni. This year the plan is to do 300 academic hours", he said.
The school alumni, comprising doctors and software engineers among others, visit the children on Saturdays and interact with them giving them a new confidence, he said.