Naxalites Execute Man Accused of Being Police Informer in Chhattisgarh

A man named Situ Madvi was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Accused of being a police informer, Madvi was taken from Jaigur village and executed in a kangaroo court. The CPI (Maoist) Bhairamgarh area committee left pamphlets claiming responsibility.

A man was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district after they accused him of being a police informer, an official said on Monday.

The victim, identified as Situ Madvi, was executed near his native Jaigur village under Bhairamgarh police station limits in a kangaroo court convened by the ultras on Sunday morning, the official reported.

As per preliminary information, Naxalites took Madvi and another villager along with them. The second villager was released, but Madvi was killed in the so-called jan adalat (people's court). The CPI (Maoist) Bhairamgarh area committee left pamphlets at the scene, claiming they killed Madvi for being a police informer.

(With inputs from agencies.)