India, Sept. 17 -- Maoists hacked a 36-year-old man to death in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, accusing him of being a police informer, officials said on Wednesday.

The victim, identified as Dashru Ram Oyam, was murdered on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in Benchram village under Jangla police station limits. A group of Maoists allegedly barged into his house, dragged him outside and killed him with axes after accusing him of being an informer, police said.

After being alerted in the morning, a police team reached the spot and shifted the body for post-mortem. A search operation has been launched in the area to track down those involved, officials added.

With this incident, 37 people have lost their lives in Maoist-re...