News Desk: The normal life was paralysed in several Maoist-infested regions in the state with the closure of shops due to the two-day country-wide shut-down called by the red rebels.


The private transports, buses and other vehicles were off the roads in several districts like Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh and Kandhamal for the second day on Monday.


Even the shops and business establishments remained closed in Kalimela, Motu, Padia and Chitrakonda areas of Malkangiri and some remote areas bordering Jharkhand in Sundargarh district.


The Police have tightened the security and kept vigil on the movement of the rebels in all the Maoist-hit districts to avoid any attack. The security has been tightened at jails and government offices.


The Maoists had called for two-day bandh to protest the killing of their top leader Kishenji, which they call a fake encounter. A high school hostel was destroyed on the first day of the Bandh in Malkangiri on Sunday. However, no more incidents were reported from any places so far.

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