A 32-year-old man from Chhattisgarh sustained serious injuries after he was allegedly attacked by a group of Naxals at a remote place in the distict on the suspicion of being a police informer.
According to police, the victim, identified as one Lakhan, was brought to the forest area of Kottagudam in the district from Chhattisgarh last night, where he was thrashed.
"A woman Naxal Commander Mangi was killed in an encounter near Damrancha last month. To take revenge of this killing, Naxals picked up Lakhan from Chhattisgarh and brought him to Kottagudam under Damrancha Police Assistance Center, where he was assaulted with sticks and stones, suspecting him to be a police informer," a police statement said.
Lakhan was badly injured in the incident, police said adding that when the villagers found him this morning, they informed the police, following which he was taken to Damrancha and given preliminary treatment.
The victim was then shifted to the General Hospital in Gadchiroli by a helicopter, which was on surveillance duty in the remote area. After some medical tests, he was shifted to Nagpur for further treatment. Lakhan's condition is stated to be stable, police said.
According to police, this is the third incident of Naxal violence in the district in the last one week, as two persons had been killed by the outlaws four days back.
