Naxal pamphlets recovered in MP

Balaghat (MP), Jun 25 (PTI) Police have recovered pamphlets pasted by Naxalites which talk about the killing of their woman comrade in a police encounter near here last month. The pamphlets, both handwritten and printed, were found in the forest near Songudda police station under Baihar sub-division of this district, police sources said today. They talk about a gun-battle on May 26, in which the Maoists claimed, a woman Naxal, identified by them as `Sugna', was killed, they said. The pamphlets, issued by `Maoist Malajkhand Dalam' (group), say "the sacrifice of Sugna will not go in vain", the sources said. Balaghat Superintendent of Police (SP) Sachin Atulkar confirmed the recovery of pamphlets but said the identity of the deceased could not be verified. In a bid to curb movements of Naxalites in the district, search and combing operations have been intensified, he added. PTI COR MAS RSY HKS