Bargarh, Feb 1: Panic gripped the local residents after a Maoist poster was found at Majhipali village in Paikmal tehsil of Bargarh district.

The red rebels, in the poster, have appealed to the people to boycott the upcoming panchayat elections in Odisha.

According to sources, the poster was put up at Majhipali square in Padampur- Paikmal road by the Bolangir, Bargarh and Mahasamund (BBM) division of the banned CPI (Maoist).

Being informed, police arrived at the spot and initiated an investigation into the matter.