Maoists kill Salwa Judum leader
By IANSWednesday, February 2, 2011
RAIPUR - Maoists Wednesday shot dead a senior member of anti-Maoists civil militia movement Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, police said.
The killing took place near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bastar regions Bijapur district, some 420 km from state capital Raipur.
“Maoists opened fire on Salwa Judum leader Nohar Singh in a forested stretch. When he fell down, they attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and he died on the spot,” a police officer told IANS.
Singh was linked to the states ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
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