Suspected Maoists today beheaded a villager near Ubsal village in the forests of Tamar in Ranchi district, police said.
Suspecting him to be a police informer, the Maoists kidnapped Abraham Tigga yesterday and beheaded him today, Deputy Superintendent of Police Vikash Chandra Srivastav said.
The extremists left a leaflet saying those who would help the police would be treated the same way.
Srivastav said search operation against the Maoists has begun.