Two villagers were shot dead allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Udunia Ghat under Sonua Police limits in Chaibasa city of West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand on July 24, reports Pragativadi. The deceased were identified as Munda Dango and Bagun Bodra of Mailigidi village near Odisha-Jharkhand border. After getting information from the locals that Maoists gunned down the two villagers, the Police and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) reached the spot and seized the body for post-mortem. Though, the exact reason behind the killing is yet to be ascertained, however, it is suspected that the Maoists have killed the villagers suspecting them to be ‘Police informers’.
Meanwhile, a Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] wanted in several cases was arrested in Latehar District of Jharkhand on July 24, reports Mid-Day. The arrested Naxalite is a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Jharkhand Janamukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a house in Chhipadohar village and arrested Kamlesh Singh alias Guddu alias Vishal (26). Cases were lodged against Singh for his involvement in an encounter with the Police in Kone village in Latehar last year, setting of vehicles on fire in neighbouring Palamu District and assaulting people for extortion.