3 TDP leaders abducted by Maoists in Andhra Pradesh

October 06, 2015 15:14

Three local leaders of the ruling Telugu Desam Party were reportedly abducted by Maoists from there village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district on Monday evening. Telugu Desam Mandal party president Mamidi Balayya Padal, senior leader Vandalam Balayya and district committee member Mukkala Mahesh were taken away from their homes at Kothaguda village on Monday evening by a group of Maoists.

On Tuesday morning, CPI-Maoist party's east division secretary Kailasam sent a letter demanding that the government stop bauxite mining plans, withdraw paramilitary forces from the agency, stop harassing tribals and included some other demands. The fate of kidnapped persons is not known yet. This is the latest incident after Maoists stepped up their activity when the Telugu Desam government made it clear that it would go ahead with bauxite mining.

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