Chhattisgarh: Brother of police constable killed by Maoists

Police said that Maoists accused him of being a police informer and dumped his body in Orchha after killing

Maoists have allegedly killed the brother of a policeman in Narayanpur district after branding him an informer, the police said on Monday.

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The body of Sannu Usendi (30) was found at Batumpara Chowk in Orchha village on Sunday night. His brother is a constable with the Bastar Fighters – a unit of the state police force. He was a resident of Kohkameta area of the district.

“Usendi was staying in Narayanpur town and running a small tea shop. He was kidnapped by Maoists from a local market in Kutul village, around 40km from Narayanpur district headquarters, on Friday,” the police statement read.

After being alerted about his death, a police team was rushed to the spot and his body was taken for postmortem.