Bijapur, July 21 -- Two villagers were brutally killed with sharp weapons by suspected Maoists in south Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
According to police, a group of four to five armed Maoists yesterday entered the village of Chhutwai and attacked 55 year old Kawasi Joga, a resident of Chhutwai, and 50 year old Manglu Kursam, from the nearby village of Bade Tarem.
Both victims were killed on the spot. The assailants fled towards the forest immediately after the attack.
Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Gavarna, speaking to UNI, confirmed the incident and said, "Multiple police teams have been dispatched for a search operation in the area. Security forces are conducting intensive combing operations to track down...