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&lt;em&gt;Raipur: &lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation,&amp;quot; said a local on condition of anonymity.
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The incident had taken place in Bijapur district&#039;s Edesmeta forest - about 600 km south of the State capital Raipur - under the Ganglur police station during a combing raid by joint forces. Reports suggest that most of the victims were innocent civilians. Senior officials confirmed that at least seven casualties were villagers and prima facie not attached to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Chief Minister Raman Singh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.
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The dead villagers were identified as Guddu (10), Pandu (45), Bahadur (12), Joga Karam (40), Punem Lakhkhu (15), Punem Sonu (40), Karam Chhonu (42) and Karam Masa (27). Guddu and Pandu were father and son, as were Bahadur and Joga Karam. CRPF soldier Devaprakash died after he was shot in the forehead.
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The forces were reportedly moving from six police stations - Sarkeguda, Jagargunda, Basaguda, Cherpal, Kirandul and Ganglur - towards Pidiya and reached Edesmeta village, around eight km from Pidiya, when the Ganglur team came under heavy fire.
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&amp;quot;There were some villagers who were cooking food for a group of Maoists. One of them came towards the force and alerted the rest of the team; firing started and the forces retaliated,&amp;quot; said a senior officer. The senior officers told The Hindu at least seven persons killed in the exchange of fire could be &amp;quot;innocent villagers&amp;quot;. Another officer said &amp;quot;they could also be with Maoist militia&amp;quot;.
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-The Hindu
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<em>Raipur: </em>&quot;The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation,&quot; said a local on condition of anonymity.
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Locals of Chhattisgarh's Edesmeta village - where at least nine persons were killed during a gun battle late on Friday purportedly between security forces and Maoist fighters - have told The Hindu that there was no Maoist presence in the area at the time and that the forces had fired without provocation.
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&quot;The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation,&quot; said a local on condition of anonymity. Two other villagers seconded his testimony.
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The incident had taken place in Bijapur district's Edesmeta forest - about 600 km south of the State capital Raipur - under the Ganglur police station during a combing raid by joint forces. Reports suggest that most of the victims were innocent civilians. Senior officials confirmed that at least seven casualties were villagers and prima facie not attached to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Chief Minister Raman Singh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.
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The dead villagers were identified as Guddu (10), Pandu (45), Bahadur (12), Joga Karam (40), Punem Lakhkhu (15), Punem Sonu (40), Karam Chhonu (42) and Karam Masa (27). Guddu and Pandu were father and son, as were Bahadur and Joga Karam. CRPF soldier Devaprakash died after he was shot in the forehead.
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Police say at least one of the slain villagers was a Maoist and that they seized a country rifle made from the spot with the CPI-Maoist's &lsquo;West Bastar Division' inscribed on it.
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The incident took place when six teams of joint forces - a mix of State police, CRPF personnel and elite commando force CoBRA - were converging upon the Maoist stronghold, Pidiya, from six different directions. &quot;In last few months we have moved in the Pidiya area thrice. We are targeting Pidiya as it is a strong base of the Maoists,&quot; Additional Director-General of Police (Naxal Operation) R.K. Vij told The Hindu.
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The forces were reportedly moving from six police stations - Sarkeguda, Jagargunda, Basaguda, Cherpal, Kirandul and Ganglur - towards Pidiya and reached Edesmeta village, around eight km from Pidiya, when the Ganglur team came under heavy fire.
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&quot;There were some villagers who were cooking food for a group of Maoists. One of them came towards the force and alerted the rest of the team; firing started and the forces retaliated,&quot; said a senior officer. The senior officers told The Hindu at least seven persons killed in the exchange of fire could be &quot;innocent villagers&quot;. Another officer said &quot;they could also be with Maoist militia&quot;.
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On Saturday, senior officers told The Hindu that Maoists were using the villagers as &quot;human shields&quot;. However, other officers refuted this claim and said the villagers were shot when they happened to stray into the firing line.
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Post-mortem was conducted in Ganglur police station. 
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-The Hindu
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<em>Raipur: </em>&quot;The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation,&quot; said a local on condition of anonymity.
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Locals of Chhattisgarh's Edesmeta village - where at least nine persons were killed during a gun battle late on Friday purportedly between security forces and Maoist fighters - have told The Hindu that there was no Maoist presence in the area at the time and that the forces had fired without provocation.
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&quot;The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation,&quot; said a local on condition of anonymity. Two other villagers seconded his testimony.
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The incident had taken place in Bijapur district's Edesmeta forest - about 600 km south of the State capital Raipur - under the Ganglur police station during a combing raid by joint forces. Reports suggest that most of the victims were innocent civilians. Senior officials confirmed that at least seven casualties were villagers and prima facie not attached to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Chief Minister Raman Singh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.
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The dead villagers were identified as Guddu (10), Pandu (45), Bahadur (12), Joga Karam (40), Punem Lakhkhu (15), Punem Sonu (40), Karam Chhonu (42) and Karam Masa (27). Guddu and Pandu were father and son, as were Bahadur and Joga Karam. CRPF soldier Devaprakash died after he was shot in the forehead.
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Police say at least one of the slain villagers was a Maoist and that they seized a country rifle made from the spot with the CPI-Maoist's &lsquo;West Bastar Division' inscribed on it.
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<p align="justify">
The incident took place when six teams of joint forces - a mix of State police, CRPF personnel and elite commando force CoBRA - were converging upon the Maoist stronghold, Pidiya, from six different directions. &quot;In last few months we have moved in the Pidiya area thrice. We are targeting Pidiya as it is a strong base of the Maoists,&quot; Additional Director-General of Police (Naxal Operation) R.K. Vij told The Hindu.
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The forces were reportedly moving from six police stations - Sarkeguda, Jagargunda, Basaguda, Cherpal, Kirandul and Ganglur - towards Pidiya and reached Edesmeta village, around eight km from Pidiya, when the Ganglur team came under heavy fire.
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&quot;There were some villagers who were cooking food for a group of Maoists. One of them came towards the force and alerted the rest of the team; firing started and the forces retaliated,&quot; said a senior officer. The senior officers told The Hindu at least seven persons killed in the exchange of fire could be &quot;innocent villagers&quot;. Another officer said &quot;they could also be with Maoist militia&quot;.
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No Maoists were present when forces opened fire, say villagers-Suvojit Bagchi

-The Hindu Raipur: "The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation," said a local on condition of anonymity. Locals of Chhattisgarh's Edesmeta village - where at least nine persons were killed during a gun battle late on Friday purportedly between security forces and Maoist fighters - have told The Hindu that there was no Maoist presence in the area at the time and that the forces had fired without provocation. "The villagers gathered in one particular area for community dining, which is a ritual at this time of the year. It is part of the seed festival and there were no Maoists around. The forces opened fire without any provocation," said a local on condition of anonymity. Two other villagers seconded his testimony. The incident had taken place in Bijapur district's Edesmeta forest - about 600 km south of the State capital Raipur - under the Ganglur police station during a combing raid by joint forces. Reports suggest that most of the victims were innocent civilians. Senior officials confirmed that at least seven casualties were villagers and prima facie not attached to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Chief Minister Raman Singh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. The dead villagers were identified as Guddu (10), Pandu (45), Bahadur (12), Joga Karam (40), Punem Lakhkhu (15), Punem Sonu (40), Karam Chhonu (42) and Karam Masa (27). Guddu and Pandu were father and son, as were Bahadur and Joga Karam. CRPF soldier Devaprakash died after he was shot in the forehead. Police say at least one of the slain villagers was a Maoist and that they seized a country rifle made from the spot with the CPI-Maoist's ‘West Bastar Division' inscribed on it. The incident took place when six teams of joint forces - a mix of State police, CRPF personnel and elite commando force CoBRA - were converging upon the Maoist stronghold, Pidiya, from six different directions. "In last few months we have moved in the Pidiya area thrice. We are targeting Pidiya as it is a strong base of the Maoists," Additional Director-General of Police (Naxal Operation) R.K. Vij told The Hindu. The forces were reportedly moving from six police stations - Sarkeguda, Jagargunda, Basaguda, Cherpal, Kirandul and Ganglur - towards Pidiya and reached Edesmeta village, around eight km from Pidiya, when the Ganglur team came under heavy fire. "There were some villagers who were cooking food for a group of Maoists. One of them came towards the force and alerted the rest of the team; firing started and the forces retaliated," said a senior officer. The senior officers told The Hindu at least seven persons killed in the exchange of fire could be "innocent villagers". Another officer said "they could also be with Maoist militia". On Saturday, senior officers told The Hindu that Maoists were using the villagers as "human shields". However, other officers refuted this claim and said the villagers were shot when they happened to stray into the firing line. Post-mortem was conducted in Ganglur police station.