Bijapur: Maoists abducted and killed the brother of a journalist on suspicion of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior officer said on Wednesday. The victim, Basant Jhadi, was abducted by Maoists on Friday and killed on Monday after they held a 'Jan Adalat (people's court or kangaroo court) at village Kotapalli on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P.
Jhadi, who was the brother of a local journalist, was killed on suspicion of being a police informer, he said. "As per information received so far, the victim’s relatives have performed his last rites, but they are yet to lodge a police complaint,” the IPS officer said. Maoists often hold 'Jan Adalat where persons suspected to be loyal to the state are killed in full public view. After the incident, panic prevailed in the village. (With agency Inputs)
Maoists kill journalist’s brother in Chhattisgarh on suspicion of being police informer
The victim’s relatives performed his last rites, but they are yet to lodge a police complaint, said the IPS officer.
Bijapur: Maoists abducted and killed the brother of a journalist on suspicion of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior officer said on Wednesday. The victim, Basant Jhadi, was abducted by Maoists on Friday and killed on Monday after they held a 'Jan Adalat (people's court or kangaroo court) at village Kotapalli on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P.
Jhadi, who was the brother of a local journalist, was killed on suspicion of being a police informer, he said. "As per information received so far, the victim’s relatives have performed his last rites, but they are yet to lodge a police complaint,” the IPS officer said. Maoists often hold 'Jan Adalat where persons suspected to be loyal to the state are killed in full public view. After the incident, panic prevailed in the village. (With agency Inputs)
