Five labourers killed in Jharkhand, police blame Maoists

National, Tue, 23 Dec 2008 IANS

Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) Suspected Maoist rebels shot dead five labourers in the Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said Tuesday.

 

'We suspect hand of Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) behind the killing,' Superintendent of Police Baljeet Singh told IANS by telephone.

 

 

The labourers, working in a power house, were returning to their village Monday evening when suspected rebels of JLT abducted them near Raidih block of Gumla district, around 160 km from here.

 

 

The dead bodies of the labourers were recovered Tuesday morning by the police. They belonged to the same village.

 

 

According to police sources, the killed labourers were resisting penetration of JLT in their village which might have caused their death.

 



RELATED STORIES

LATEST IMAGES
Mughal Garden Cancer Treatment in Ayurveda Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltha Chashma Delhi Tibetan people solidarity movement activist Smt. Sheila Dikshit today laid foundation stone for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Care Centre
MORE...
Social bookmark this page



Post comments:
Your Name (*) :
Your Email :
Your Phone :
Your Comment (*):
  Reload Image
 
 

Comments: