Kolkata, May 03: The killing spree in the Maoist-affected Jangalmahal region continued on Sunday as another supporter of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was killed in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district.
Local CPI(M) leader Dayal Mahato was abducted from his home in Jamberia village by a group of armed men late on Saturday night.
Kangaroo court trial
In a kangaroo court trial, he was declared to be a police informer and shot dead. His body was left on the outskirts of the village, District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told The Hindu. The region has witnessed violence since operations by security forces were launched to flush out Maoists.
—-Agencies