Maoists killed two villagers in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh suspecting them as police informers.
The incident took place in Karigundam village under Kistaram police station area on Wednesday, a local police official said on Thursday.
The slain villagers were identified as Podiyam Mutta and Koko Lachhu, he added.
As per the preliminary information, a group of armed ultras reached Karigundam, located around 500 kms from Raipur, on Wednesday afternoon and started torturing Mutta and Lachhu, he said.
Later, the Naxals held a 'Jan Adalat' (peoples' court or a kangaroo court) in the village and killed the duo in front of the villagers with sharp weapons accusing them of being police informers, the official said.
After committing the crime, the ultras fled from the spot, he added.