Maoists kill villager in West Bengal
April 12th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, April 12 (IANS) Suspected Maoist rebels killed a villager for defying their shutdown call in West Bengal’s troubled West Midnapore district Monday, police said.
The killing took place at Gopiballavpur in the district. A group of locals found the body of the villager near a shrub and informed the police.
According to police sources, the victim was a wood merchant and had opened his shop during the ongoing indefinite shutdown called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) in the region.
PCAPA activists called an indefinite shutdown in the three western districts - Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore.
The victim was allegedly abducted by the Maoists late Sunday night, police said.
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