The modern Indian state with Western ideas of democracy is not what the Adivasis, as the indigenous people are called, relate to.
of the local women by security forces has drawn much flak and violence has been internalised in the region.
Since the Maoists are mostly Adivasis from the villages, the residents of this region are mostly fearful of security forces who they see as agents of the Indian State. Two women were collecting forest produce about 100 metres from the village. Podiyam Sukki and Kalmu Devi were shot at by a group of policemen who were approaching the village. The police later claimed that they were members of the Maoist groups. While Sukki died, Devi was gravely injured.
The two-kilometre wide Indravati river cuts off the Abujh Marh forests, providing it with natural protection and creating an informal border. By many accounts, only three Maoists were present to organise these games. “They were too small a number to combat several dozens of policemen,” said an eyewitness who requested to remain anonymous. They fled.
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