According to the police, the case dates back to May, 2012 when the police were tipped off about the movement of Naxal groups in Kanach Kanuara forest in Chopan area of Sonbhadra district,close to the Bihar border areas.
After learning about this incident, locals gathered at the spot on Saturday noon and created a ruckus alleging negligence of the power distribution company after which police reached the spot and pacified the agitating locals.