Policeman abducted by Maoists in C'garh

A police personnel was today allegedly abducted by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.

The victim, assistant constable Ganga Madkam, was abducted this afternoon when he was on the way to Dornapal from Polampalli on his motorcycle under restive Polampalli police station area, Sukma Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela told PTI.

The policeman, recruited by the state police as part of auxiliary personnel, was posted with Polampalli police station.

According to the information available so far, Madkam, who was heading to Dornapal, was stopped near a bridge close to Polampalli by a group of cadres, who took him into the deep forest, he said.
 

Security forceshave been rushed to search the area where the alleged incident was reported. However, no communication has been received so far about his whereabouts, the SP said.