India, Oct. 2 -- Maoists killed a man accused of being a police informer with sharp-edged weapons at Pujarikanker in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday. They barged into Madkam Bhima's home around 9pm, accused him of being a police informer, dragged him out, and attacked him with sharp weapons.

Police said Bhima died on the spot and that the matter was reported to the Usur police station on Thursday. They said that a case had been registered and legal proceedings were underway. Bhima's killing took the number of civilians killed in Maoist-related violence in the Bastar region this year to 38.

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