Bhawanipatna, May 22: Maoists have apologized for the death of Kalahandi based journalist Rohit Biswal. With a solidarity towards the deceased’s family, Maoists of the BHAKAPA division have condoned the death of the innocent journalist.

In a poster installed in the Landagaon area  in Kandhamal, the Maoists have regretted over the accidental death of Rohit,  a youth of Khiamunda village and the fatal injuries sustained by a local woman.

However, through the poster the Maoists have claimed that the police and the government are responsible for the death of innocent Rohit and the other deceased.

Worth mentioning, Rohit who was associated with an Odia Daily succumbed to burn injuries after he was critically wounded by an IED explosion, implanted by the Maoists in the Kalahandi forest on February 5.