Raipur: Maoists on Monday kidnapped two people, including a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh in separate incidents.
In April, the Maoists had abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was released 12 days later.
Senior police officials said that Sukma district BJP secretary Mochaki Joga was abducted when he was returning home by a private bus on Monday evening. The Maoists stopped the bus on the way and took away Joga.
Sukma district BJP secretary Mochaki Joga was abducted when he was returning home by a private bus on Monday evening.
In another incident in Dornapal area, Maoists abducted Mochaki Kacche, a trader.
Although police have started a search operation, there are no concrete clues yet.
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