A contractor has been beaten to death and three others were injured by Maoists in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Thursday.
On Wednesday night, the Maoists belonging to Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) raided Meral village and started thrashing villagers, accusing them of being police informers.
The contractor was identified as Nageshwar Ganjhu of Meramgadda village. His refusal to pay a levy to Maoists apparently led to his death.
According to his family members, Mr Ganjhu was abducted from his home and taken to a nearby village. He was beaten up brutally along with other villagers.
Police reached the village on Thursday morning and launched an operation to arrest the Maoists who are on the run.
65 Students Fall Ill After Dead Chameleon Found In Mid-Day Meal In Jharkhand Bodies Of Woman, 3 Children Found In Well In Jharkhand; Cops Suspect Suicide Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Invites Applications For 454 Posts, Check Details 9 Dead, 2,800 Hurt As Pagers Explode Across Lebanon, Hezbollah Blames Israel 3 Grams Of Explosives Per Pager: Israel's Complex Op To Hurt Hezbollah "Wear Proper Undergarments": Delta Airlines' New Memo For Flight Attendants New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far "Only Consequential Presidents Get Shot At": Trump After Assassination Bid Israel On Alert As Hezbollah Vows Retaliation Over Pager Attacks In Lebanon Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.