Kawardha (Chhattisgarh): A 55-year-old tribal man was allegedly shot by Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday. According to the reports, the quinquagenarian man, Jham Singh Bega also with his friend Nam Singh Bega were gone for fishing on Tuesday.
At the meantime, police considering him as Maoist start chasing the duo. However, Nam Singh escaped from the site whereas Jham Singh could not able to run and killed by the police.
Meanwhile, villagers started a search operation when he did not reach his house. Later, the police informed the family that his body was found in a jungle adjacent to his house.
Now, the family accused the police of killing the tribal man and demand compensation from the government.
However, Balghat SP Abhishek Mishra said that the police got a tip-off about the Maoist hiding somewhere in the forest. During the search operation, the police personnel had fired 60-70 rounds of the bullet. While returning after completing the operation, they found a body and informed the villagers.
"However, I ordered an enquiry in the matter. If anyone found guilty, we will definitely look into it", added Mishra.
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