Bijapur: A pastor, suspected of being a police informer, was allegedly attacked and killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, PTI reported on Saturday.
According to police, the murder took place in Angampalligua village under Madded polic
e station on Thursday, while the victim’s body was recovered on Friday.
“As per preliminary information, a group of suspected armed Naxals entered the house of local pastor Yallam Shankar, and dragged him out. They attacked him with sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the spot,” an official said.
A police team visited the spot and has started an investigation to ascertain the identity of assailants. The victim’s body has been sent for post-mortem.
In a handwritten note recovered from the spot, Madded Area Committee of Maoists has claimed responsibility for the murder and accused the victim of being a police informer, police said.