Orissa: Village headman held for helping Maoists

Email Story Write to the editor Print Story Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: A sarpanch (village council chief) in Orissa's Sundergarh district was arrested on Thursday for supplying explosives to Maoists, police said.Srikant Samant of Chandiposh was arrested for supplying explosives to the rebels, Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik told the media.Samant was arrested after police discovered a huge catch of explosives including gelatin sticks, detonators and fuse wires from a panchayat building, he said.Sundergarh is over 500 km from Bhubeneswar. (IANS)