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Maoists kill two in Bijapur, say police

Maoists kill two in Bijapur, say police

The Hindu5 days ago
Two men in their fifties were killed by Maoists at separate locations in the interiors of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district during the intervening night of Sunday (July 20, 2025) and Monday (July 21), said the police.
With this, the total number of civilians allegedly killed by Maoists in the Bastar region has touched 27 this year.
On the latest twin incidents, a senior police officer said Kawasi Joga, 55, a resident of Chhutwai village, and Manglu Kursam, 50, from Bada Tarrem village were found murdered in their respective areas. Both these villages come under the jurisdiction of the Tarrem police station.
Police personnel rushed to the areas in the morning, a police statement said.
The incidents come nearly a week after a similar incident in Farsegarh area of Bijapur where Maoists had killed two men, who were working as shiksha doot (temporary visiting teachers) in government schools, after accusing them of acting as police informers.
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