Overview

• Police identified the Bijapur victim as Madkam Bheema, who was dragged from his home in Pujarikanker village and hacked to death with sharp weapons after being accused of informing.
• The assault occurred on Wednesday night around 9pm under the Usoor police station limits, and officers dispatched a team to the site after receiving an alert Thursday morning.
• A case has been registered in the Bijapur incident, and investigators say inquiries and legal procedures are underway.
• In neighbouring Sukma, a 55-year-old man, Rava Sona, was called outside his house, beaten with sticks, and strangled, with police examining all angles because no Maoist pamphlets were found.
• The killings come during intensified counter-insurgency operations that have weakened Maoist leadership this year, yet targeted violence against villagers accused of collaborating continues.