A 35-year-old man was killed by Maoists in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh after accusing him of being a police informer, a police official said on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as lokesh Kartam, was attacked by Maoists late last night at his house in Bade Gudra village under Kuakonda police station limits, the official said.
"As per the preliminary information, a group of armed Maoists stormed into Kartam's house and killed him with sharp weapons," according to Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gorakhnath Baghel .
Soon after being informed about the incident, a police team was sent to the place this morning and the body was brought to the police station, he said.
"According to the villagers, the ultras claimed that Kartam was working at the behest of police," Baghel said adding that the victim was not associated with the police in any way.
A case has been registered in this connection and a search operation has been launched in the are a to trace the ultras, he added.