Maoists kill an ex sarpanch in Mahasamund
RAIPUR: A former sarpanch was brutally killed in Mahasamund district by suspected Maoists, who accused him of not co-operating in business of tendu leaves that is found in abundance in the region.
However, as Mahasamund district is not classified as a Maoist-affected district, police is in denial mode and said there are no rebel activities in the area.
Local said three Maoists had barged into house of 45-year-old Khejan Sonwani in Khairat Kala village late on Tuesday night before killing him while accusing him of being a police informer and leaving pamphlets at the spot.
Additional superintendent of police Rakesh Bhatt said as per preliminary information, three armed ultras stormed into his house on Chhattisgarh-Odisha border and shot him dead.
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