Villager killed by Maoists on suspicion of being police informer

A villager was killed by Maoists in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on the suspicion of being a police informer, an officer said on Tuesday.

Chaibasa: A villager was killed by Maoists in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on the suspicion of being a police informer, an officer said on Tuesday.

A group of Maoists killed Supai Murkan, 48, at a place near Rengrahatu village on Monday, Superintendent of Police, Ashutosh Shekhar said.

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The victim had nothing to do with the police, the SP said.

Maoists had earlier killed a 65-year-old man near Gitilipa on Sunday while a Maoist supporter was killed in an IED explosion on Monday.