A civilian was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bonkamadgu village under Maraiguda Police Station limit in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh late on June 15, reports The Pioneer. Madkam Nanda (28) was sleeping in his house in Bonkamadgu village when a group of suspected Maoists raided the house and shot him multiple times, a Police official said. "We are not sure of the motive behind the killing as the Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] did not leave behind any pamphlet at the spot. A probe is underway," the official said.
Meanwhile, two Maoists, one of them carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on June 15, reports Devdiscourse. The duo, identified as Madkam Bheema (25) and Lekam Masa (30), both are residents of Tongguda village in Sukma, turned themselves in at Chintalnar Police Station, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shalabh Sinha said. While Bheema was a ‘commander’ of the Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), a cultural front outfit of the CPI-Maoist, Masa was a member of the CNM, he said, adding that Bheema had a reward of INR 100,000 against his name. The two were involved in murder, attacks on Police and planting explosives to target Security Forces (SFs), Sinha added.