The body of a villager who was abducted by Maoists two days ago for refusing to join their ranks was today found in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The body of the victim, identified only as Hidma, was found lying in a pool of blood on the outskirts of his native village Madiyaras Korra, about 450 km from here, Santosh Singh, Sukma, Additional Superintendent of Police, told PTI over phone.
The villager was abducted by armedmen from a local market on January 28. Hidma's throat was slit and his body bore multiple injuries which indicated he was beaten up with sticks, the police officer said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that for the past few days, Naxals were pressurising Hidma to join the outlawed CPI (Maoist). However, the villager was reluctant to join the armed insurgency and this led to his murder, the ASP said.
To cover up their heinous act, the rebels had branded the victim as "a police informer" before villagers, he said.
A case has been registered and a manhunt launched to nab the attackers, the officer said.
