Maoists gunned down a tribal man in a forest area suspecting him to be a police informer at Kandhaguda in the district, police officials said today.
A group of ultras stormed into the village and took away Arjun Khara (40) from his house last night and his bullet-riddled body was found in a nearby forest road this morning.
A hand written message recovered from the site stated that Khara was punished for operating as an informer of the police and assisting them in anti-naxal drive.
Steps were being taken to step up combing operation and patrolling by the security forces in the area after the incident, they said.
