Dantewada. Joga, a former district member and sarpanch, was killed by Maoists in Potli of Aranpur police station area. Armed Naxalites entered the house late at night and committed the crime. Naxalites allege that Joga used to help the police and campaign for BJP. The truth is that Joga did politics for CPI. After this he joined Congress.
At present, Joga Podiyami’s wife is a district member. Joga’s family is already on the radar of Maoists. The Maoists had also killed Joga’s son Harish Podiyami on suspicion of being a police informer. About six years ago, Maoists had killed son Joga in front of his mother and father in Jandalat. Now father Joga Podiyami was also killed.