Two killed by Maoists

KOLKATA - Two farm labourers were shot and later hacked to death by Maoists who suspected them of being police spies in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district Tuesday, police said.

Sohidul Sheikh and Mohar Ali were from Dudhsar village and their bodies were recovered from a field.

“Eight suspected Maoists attacked them around 10 a.m.,” said Murshidabad Superintendent of Police Bharat Lal Meena.

A poster reportedly issued by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was found near the bodies, he added.

“The poster claimed that the two were police informers and that more such police informers would be killed soon,” the officer said.