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Wanted ultra, another lynched

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Press Trust of India Khunti (Jharkhand)
Two persons,

including a wanted ultra, were lynched today by unidentified villagers at Pandaria village in Naxal-affected Khunti district, police sources said.

Unidentified villagers surrounded Tene Gudia, an ultra having allegiance with People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and his accomplice Deepak Soy and beaten them to death with lathis, police said.

Both the victims have criminal antecedents, the sources said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Torpa), Deepak Kumar Mahato, who rushed to the spot on being informed of the incident, said bodies have been recovered and sent for post-mortem.

In an another incident, police today arrested one PLFI activist from Saketoli. Bakaspur under Karra police station of the district, Mahato said adding that one rifle and four mobile phones were recovered from his possession.

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First Published: Jun 21 2016 | 9:07 PM IST

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