Maoists hacked to death two men at a village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Tuesday (February 4, 2025).
The incident took place in Bugdicheru village under Tarrem police station area on Monday (February 3, 2025) night, they said.
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As per preliminary information, the unidentified Maoists slit the throats of two villagers, identified as Karam Raju (32) and Madvi Munna (27), with a sharp-edged weapon. Both of them died on the spot, a police official from Bijapur said.
After being alerted, a police team was rushed to the spot in the morning, he said, adding further details were awaited.
Earlier on January 26, Maoists killed a 41-year-old man in Bhairamgarh area of Bijapur, accusing him of leaking information about the outlawed CPI (Maoist).
On January 16, Maoists killed a 48-year-old man in Mirtur area of Bijapur on the suspicion of being a police informer.
According to police, 68 civilians were killed last year in separate incidents of Maoist violence in Bastar region comprising seven districts, including Bijapur.
Published - February 04, 2025 11:28 am IST
