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Police accused of killing innocent tribal farmer in Dantewada
Body forcibly cremated to destroy evidence, says Soni Sori
Tribal activist and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori has
accused the Dantewada district police of killing a tribal farmer in
Dantewada, calling him a Maoist, and burning his body to destroy
evidence. Bhima Madavi, the farmer from Nilavay village under the
Aranpur police station of Dantewada, was found dead on the evening of
October 6. The body bore bullet injuries. “It was someone from the
police who shot Bhima Madavi. Hundreds of policemen were present in the
area when the incident took place. The villagers of Nilavay are also
making the same claim,” Ms. Sori told The Hindu.
The Dantewada police, she said, tried to destroy evidence by
“forcibly burning” the body. “When I got to know of the incident, I told
the villagers to preserve the body and that I would take them to the
Aranpur station to file a complaint. We also wanted a post-mortem done;
but before I could reach thevillage on Thursday, hundreds of policemen reached there and forcibly cremated the body,” she said.
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