Maoist court sentences two to death in Jharkhand

RANCHI - Two people were shot dead by Maoists in Jharkhand’s Latehar district after a ‘janta durbar’ (people’s court) of the guerrillas held them guilty for misusing the rebel organisation’s name, police said.

According to police, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a Maoist organisation, forcibly picked up Hawaldar Singh and Awadesh Singh from their homes late Sunday.

They were produced on the same night in the janta durbar of TPC, where they were held guilty of extorting money in the name of the organization.

Their bodies were found in Banduwa village of Latehar district.