A villager was killed by Maoists after branding him as a police informer in Kondagaon district of Bastar, a senior police official informed on Thursday.
Jaaglu Ram Nag (35) was allegedly shot dead by rebels at his native place Khadpadi village under Kondagaon police station limits last night, Kondagaon District Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh said.
As per preliminary information, the victim had many a times refused to provide ration and materials of daily use to Maoists following which he was accused of supporting police by the rebels, he said.
last night, Nag was picked up by some armed naxals from his house in Khadpadi who dragged him onto the street before pumping bullets on him, he further said.
Security forces were rushed to the place this morning and they brought his body for postmortem to Kondagaon, he added.
According to villagers, naxals had accused Nag of working as a police informer, the SP said.
A case has been registered, he said, adding a search has been launched in the forests to nab the assailants.