A 28-year-old farmer was killed in Rajnandgaon district by Naxals who accused him of being a police informer, a police officer informed here on Sunday. Security has been heightened across Bastar region and Rajnandgaon district as rebels’ PLGA Week began on Sunday.
Naresh Salame was shot dead Saturday night by a group of Naxals in Belgaon village in Kohka police station limits. Salame was watching television at his home when the ultras barged in and dragged him on to the street and shot him dead.
Prior to shooting him, Naxals had accused Salame of being a police informer. A police team rushed to the site to apprehend those involved in the barbaric killing.
Meanwhile, security forces intensified patrolling in the state's Naxal-affected districts in view of the so-called "People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week" which began on Sunday.
Since year 2000, "PLGA week" is observed annually by Naxals between December 2-8 in memory of their slain leaders and cadres. The PGLA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
Meanwhile, security has been heightened in Naxals bastion vast Bastar region in wake of PLGA week which has track record of surge in Naxal incidents in forested interiors of Bastar which is made up of seven districts.
Naxals hold sway in remote Bastar areas for a quarter century and in recent months the ultras have stepped up attacks on security forces and local tribal residents who support police in fight against guerrillas.