Maoists killed a father and son duo, whom they kidnapped from their house last night, after branding them as 'police informers' in Giridih's Pahad Tola near Bhelwaghati, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night when ultras held a 'jan adalat' (people's court) at village under Chakai police station limits, where they brutally murdered Chatur Hembram and his son Arjun Hembram,a resident of Pahad Tola, said Circle Inspector Parmeshwar Liyangi.
He said bodies of the victims were recovered from Bhelwaghati jungles of Pahard Tola village in the same region.
Preliminary investigation revealed the duo was abducted last night from their village on the Giridih-Jamui border. Liyangi said it appeared the ultras shot the victims. The cause of death will be ascertained only after autopsy.
Bodies were brought to Bhelwaghati police station area and will be handed to their family members after postmortem examination, he said.
They also dropped posters at the spot warning people not to join as SPO. There is an atmosphere of panic in the area after this incident.
After the incident, the local people immediately informed the police, after which the Chakai police station reached the spot to take possession of the dead bodies. On reaching the spot, the police have also recovered the pamphlets of the Naxalites.
Police sources said that the pamphlet left by the Naxalites near the dead bodies has a threatening appeal to the common people. The leaflet reads, "Appeal to all brothers and sisters, please don't do the work of SPO for police.