Three villagers were killed allegedly by Maoists in separate incidents in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said today.
While two villagers who were kidnapped from a village in Kondagaon district were allegedly killed by Naxals after holdinga'JanAdalat' (Kangaroo court), another was murdered in Kanker district.
"The victims identified asBudhruand Manku, tribalsfrom Kudur village under Mardapal police station limits of Kondagaon were brutally beaten to death by rebels," Kondagaon Superintendent of Police JSWattitold PTI.
As per preliminary information,three villagers from Kudur area were abducted byNaxaliteson April 4 while two others yesterday.
Subsequently, the ultras held a 'JanAdalat' late last night around 15 km away from Kudur inTilam-Bechaarea which falls in Narayanpur district, the SP said.
"In the JanAdalat, two villagers were reportedly executed whereas three others released," he added.
The exact reason behind their killing was being ascertained. However, the information suggests that they were accused of acting as police informers, he said.
Police said security personnelhavebeen rushed to the spot.
Bechaarea is said to be the strong base of the Maoists military cadres which lies on the tri-junction of Bastar-Kondagaon-Narayanpurdistrictsaround 400 km away from here.
In a separate incident,a 35-year-old villager was killed allegedly by Naxals for refusing to support them in Kanker.
LalitDuggawas brutally beaten with sticks to death by rebels at his native place Kadgaon under Partapur police station limits yesterday, Pakhanjore Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Jai PrakashBadhaisaid.
As per the preliminary information, a group of rebels abductedDuggafrom his house in Kadgaon, located around 350kmsfrom here, and later he was beaten to death, he said.
The victim's kin revealed in their statement that Naxals
had earlier also thrashedDuggafor not supporting them.
When the victim remained firm on his stand of not supporting the outlawed outfit, the rebels killed him, the SDOP said.
Security forces were rushed to the spot, he said, adding that the body has been handed over to the relatives after the postmortem.
Security personnelhavelaunched a search in the region to nab the assailants, he added.
