Maoist killed two in Lohardaga Jharkhand

Two persons were killed by Maoists in lohardaga two separate incidents allegedly for being police informers in Jharkhand, the police on Wednesday said.

A 24-year-old villager identified as Atwa Kharwar was shot dead by the Maoists this afternoon under Senha police station for being a police informer, the police said.

In another incident, a villager was brutally killed by the Maoists for a similar cause in Pandari under Taratand police station in Giridih district on Tuesday midnight.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sambhu Singh said the Maoists first shot the victim before slitting his throat. The identity of the victim has yet been ascertained, he said adding from the eight posters of the Maoist outfit recovered from the spot, the victim was named as Nimari Goswami.