Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and shot dead a trader, identified as Brajesh Sahu (37), near a school at Katia village under Bishunpur Police Station limits in Gumla District of Jharkhand on June 13, reports India Today. Police said the reason behind Sahu's killing could be his support to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist. The Maoists, who had left some leaflets near the body, also set ablaze a Kendu-leaf laden truck near the school.
Meanwhile, Police arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ identified as Uday Veer Gope alias Chandu Orang, from Kharkha village under Gumla Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand late on June 13, reports Jagran.com. Chandu was involved in cases of killing and ‘levy’ (extortion) demand in Sisai, Ghaghra and Gumla area of the District.