Tribal refuses to join Maoists, killed

BHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas Thursday killed a man in Koraput district of Orissa after he refused to join them, police said.

About 30 rebels dragged 35-year-old Sambaru Huika out of his home in Odiyapentha village, about 500 km from here, took him to an abandoned house nearby and killed him, a police officer told IANS.

Maoists are active in more than half of Orissas 30 districts. Since Dec 2, they have been holding anniversary celebrations of their military wing, the People’s Liberation of Guerrilla Army (PLGA).