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Maoists set ablaze 12 kendu leaf godowns

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar

Separate groups of Maoists set ablaze the kendu leaf godowns under Khaprakhol block area of Bolangir district last night, SP R Prakash said.

The rebels left behind pamphlets containing their 8-point charter of demands including hike in the price of kendu leaf and proper renumeration for leaf pluckers, he said.

Maoists had also torched a kendu leaf godown in Nuapada district yesterday, police said.

  

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First Published: Jun 10 2012 | 5:45 PM IST

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