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Six arrested for Maoist activities in Orissa

By IANS

Malkangiri : At least six people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Maoist activities in Orissa’s Malkangiri district, the police said Friday.

A teacher and a quack were among the people arrested from Kondapali village, some 100 km from the district headquarters here and 750 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, a senior district police official told IANS.

The accused were involved in distributing leaflets, blocking roads by putting wooden logs, and organizing meeting for Maoists in different villages and towns in the district, he said.

Maoists are active in 11 of the 30 districts in the state.