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Maoists shoot dead two 'deserters' in Jharkhand

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Press Trust of India Garhwa (Jharkhand)

A group of rebels dragged Jokhan Kharwar out of his house at Kasmar village in Ramkanda block and gunned him down last night, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarwan Kumar told reporters here.

In another incident, the Maoists shot dead Ashok Thakur at Chinia, he said.

"Kharwar and Thakur were members of separate firing squads of the CPI (Maoist) and recently broke away from them," the DSP said.

  

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First Published: Aug 11 2010 | 5:28 PM IST

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