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Five poll officials missing in Naxal infested Malkangiri

Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (UNI) Police have launched a massive search operation to trace out five poll officials and the son of a village head in the cut off area of Naxal infested Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district following a rumour that they have been abducted by the Maoists.
Odisha Home Secretary Asit Tripathy told the media here that five officials—Kamini Kanta Singh (JE), Purusottam Behera, Lingaraj Majhi, P Soren and T Naik (All Panchayat Extension Officer) had gone to cut off area on January 11 last to supervise the Panchayat election and receive nomination papers from the candidates.
Mr Tripathy said these officials who are supposed to return on January 18 have been asked to give their report every day at 1730 hrs to their higher officials.
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