Overview

• The victim was identified as Manesh/Manish Nuereti of Binagunda, seen in a video unfurling the national flag at a suspected Maoist memorial on August 15.
• Officials said they received information that Maoists killed him on August 17, with banners in the area naming him and branding him a police informer.
• The body has not been recovered and officers have not reached the family because heavy rain, a swollen Kotri river and disrupted connectivity have cut off the area.
• Bastar IGP P. Sundarraj said information is being collected for verification, while Kanker SP Indira Kalyan Elesela confirmed only the banner and the flag‑hoisting video so far.
• Police sources and residents reported that armed cadres abducted Nuereti with two others, held a ‘jan adalat’ accusing him of informing, and released the other two after assaults; officials noted 31 civilian deaths linked to Maoist violence this year.