Maoists shot dead two former colleagues

Latehar (Jharkhand): Two former Maoists
have been shot dead by the CPI (Maoist)near Latehar district`s
Atikheta village, district police chief Kuldip Diwedi said on Wednesaday.

The bullet-riddled bodies of Nirmal Singh and Birendra
Singh Kharwar were recovered during the day with the Maoists
claiming responsibility, Diwedi told newsmen here.
The Maoists` note accused the duo of rape and robbery
after quitting their ranks to float Jharkhand Janmukti
Parishad.

Singh and Kharwar had been in the Maoists` firing
squad till 2008 before parting ways with the left-wing
guerrillas, the police officer said.
On Monday, the Maoists had killed two villagers at a
Kangaroo court in the distirct on the same accusation.

PTI