A villager from Tiscopy area in Gomia block of the Bokaro district was allegedly killed Maoists on the suspicion of being a police informer, police sources said on Saturday.
The victim, Kalicharan Mahto (45), was allegedly shot dead by rebels at his native place Tiscopy village under the Chatrochati police station limits last night, Bokaro Superintendent of police Y.S. Ramesh told the pioneer.
According to reports ,Kalicharan Mahto was picked up by some armed Naxals from his house in Tiscopy last night and blood-stained body was found this morning near Tiscopy +2 high school ,located around 45k away from the district headquarter,Bokaro,following which police were informed ,SP said .
As per preliminary investigation ,Naxals had accused him of working as a police informer prier to his murder as stated on their hand writing poster ,the SDPO Raj Kumar Mehta said .A case has been registered in this connection ,the officials said, adding that a search has been launched in the forests to nab the assailants.
A composite squad of CRPF, STF, and district police were carrying out an area domination exercise in the interiors of Dumari, Jhumra and Tiscopy regions when they got a tip-off about the presence of rebels in the forest.
Naxals are also frustrated with increasing pressure of security forces and development works being carried out by the administration .Due to this they are killing innocent villagers and branding them as police informer, SP claimed.