Former Maoist gunned down in J'khand

November 11, 2021 16:10

A former member of the CPI (Maoist) was shot dead by unidentified men at a village in Hazaribagh, Jharkhan, on Thursday as he was on his way home from a river ghat, where he had gone to observe Chhath puja rituals, a senior police officer said.

Six men on three motorcycles gunned down Kedar Thakur at Kolgay village in Keredari police station area around 6.30 am, said Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chouthe.

The assailants are suspected to be active members of the banned outfit.

According to Chouthe, the victim, who was in his forties, had distanced himself from all Maoist-related operations, after having served his time in Hazaribag Central Jail for criminal activities.

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