An unidentified man was reportedly slain by Naxals with sharp-edged weapons in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said here on Monday.
“The victim’s body was found lying in a pool of blood on Monday morning on Bijapur-Gangaloor road under Bijapur police station limits,” Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kl Dhruv said.
The note left by Maoists claimed that the man was Naveen Das Baghel, a native of Nagarnar area of Bastar district, who was working for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the region, Dhruv said.
According to the note, the victim had joined the Bastar police in 2001 while later on got associated with CRPF in 2003. It further claimed that the victim was picked up by ultras on July 28, 2016 and murdered on July 30 after interrogation.
However, during investigation no person with such name was found to be the resident of Nagarnar area, the SP said adding that further probe was on to ascertain the identity of the killed.
In a separate incident, a Maoist identified as Padam Kamesh alias Sudhakar was arrested from Basaguda police station area of Bijapur district.
The cadre was apprehended from Chikapalli village forests while a joint team of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action)- an elite unit of CRPF and local police was carrying out an anti-naxal operation in the region, the SP said.
Security has been heightened across the Naxal-affected Bastar division, which comprises seven districts-- Dantewada, Bijapur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Sukma and Kanker as the Maoists are observing ‘Martyrs’ Week’ from July 28 till August 3 during which they try to create disturbances.