Naxalites kill Anganwadi aide on suspicion of being police informer in Chhattisgarh – ThePrint

Naxalites kill Anganwadi aide on suspicion of being police informer in Chhattisgarh – ThePrint –

Bijapur, Dec 7 (PTI) A woman Anganwadi aide was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on suspicion of being a police informer, an official said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday evening at Timapur village within the limits of Basaguda police station, he said.

According to preliminary information, some unidentified Naxalites barged into the house of Laxmi Padam (45) in the village and strangled her in front of her family. They dumped the body in the courtyard of the house and fled, the police official said.

After being alerted about it, a police team was rushed to the spot and the body was sent for post-mortem, he said.

A pamphlet issued by the Madded area committee of Maoists was found at the spot, accusing the woman of acting as a police informer, he said.

A search operation has been launched in the area to trace the attackers, he added.

With this incident, more than 60 people have been killed by the Naxalites in separate places of Bastar division comprising seven districts including Bijapur so far this year, police said. PTI TKP NP

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