Even before birds go back to their nests, men and women go indoors. After 5pm, when the dusk hasn’t even fallen, not a single bicycle is seen. Latehar forests hide ghastly secrets. To everyone Naxals are ‘otherwordly’ creatures. No one can dispel the fear of Naxals that has diluted even the colour of politics during elections in Latehar. “Yahan chunav ka rang dikh nahi raha” is the first reaction that any outsider gives while entering the region – be it the paramilitary forces or media persons.
Even before birds go back to their nests, men and women go indoors. After 5pm, when the dusk hasn’t even fallen, not a single bicycle is seen. Latehar forests hide ghastly secrets. To everyone Naxals are ‘otherwordly’ creatures. No one can dispel the fear of Naxals that has diluted even the colour of politics during elections in Latehar. “Yahan chunav ka rang dikh nahi raha” is the first reaction that any outsider gives while entering the region – be it the paramilitary forces or media persons.