Overview

• Kallu Tati, 25, a shikshadoot from Todka, was seized Friday evening while returning from the Lendra village school and was found dead the next morning, according to police.
• Officials say Maoist cadres have been attacking volunteer teachers on suspicion of informing for security forces to undermine local education efforts.
• Recent reports cite a rising toll across Bastar’s districts, with media and police counts ranging from six to nine shikshadoots killed this year.
• A security team recovered Tati’s body and sent it for post-mortem, and Bastar Range IG P. Sundarraj publicly condemned the killing and pledged the strictest action.
• The spate of attacks has reduced school attendance and deepened fear in remote villages, with officials reporting more than 30 civilian deaths in Bastar this year.