Two Villagers Killed by Naxals in Bijapur

Bijapur | Correspondent: In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, Naxalites have once again killed two villagers on suspicion of being police informers. One of the deceased was a surrendered Naxalite.

It is reported that around 30 to 40 Naxalites arrived at the homes of the two villagers in Sendrabore and Empur villages under the Pamed police station area. They then took them some distance away from their homes and killed them.

According to police sources, the deceased have been identified as Samaiya and Veko Deva. Samaiya was previously a member of the Maoist organization and had been active in the Gangloor Area Committee. Recently, he had surrendered before the Bijapur police and had returned to live in his village.

Veko Deva was an ordinary villager. Both victims were residents of the Naxal-affected villages of Sendrabore and Empur.

Five villagers killed by Naxalites in the past week

It is notable that Naxalites have killed a total of five villagers in Bijapur district within the past week.

On June 17, the Naxalites killed three youths in Peddakorma village of Bijapur district. All three were relatives of surrendered Naxalite Dinesh Modiyam. Accusing them of encouraging Dinesh Modiyam to surrender, the Naxalites strangled them to death with ropes.

Following the recent killings on Saturday night, Bijapur SP Jeetendra Yadav stated that a police team from the Pamed police station has been dispatched to the scene. The bodies of both victims are being brought for post-mortem.

He added that search operations have been intensified in the surrounding areas and a thorough investigation into the incident is underway.