Malkangiri (Odisha): A tribal man was
stabbed to death by Maoists on Thursday on the suspicion of being a
police informer in Odisha's Malkangiri district.
The body of Guru Khila (48) was found by the villagers
with his throat slit with sharp weapon along a road near
Badadural in Tankamuna area, about 90 km from here this
morning, the police said.
"A group of rebels had taken away Khila from his
village to the nearby forest yesterday as they apparently
suspected him to be a police informer," Superintendent of
Police Aniruddha Singh said.
Combing operation and patrolling by the security forces
have been intensified in the area after the killing, the
police said.
Senior police officers have reached the spot, officials
said.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 14:13