India News | Andhra Pradesh: Maoists Kill Ex-militia Member on Suspicion of Being Police Informer

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Maoists killed an ex-militia member on suspicion of being a police informer in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharama Raju district after the latter surrendered, said a police official on Friday.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Korra Laxman.

Also Read | Gurugram: Woman Stabbed To Death by Son Over Suspected Property Dispute in Shivpuri Area.

The incident was reported in the Bongajangi remote village of Peddabayalu Mandal in Alluri Seetha Rama Raju district, said the police.

As per the police, Laxman was a Maoist sympathiser who worked with them but had quit the group and surrendered to the police. Maoists killed him on Wednesday post-midnight over the suspicion of him being a police informer.

Also Read | Samsung Galaxy M33 5G To Go on Sale Today via Amazon India, Check Offers Here.

Speaking to ANI over the phone, Superintendent of police, Satish Kumar confirmed the incident and said, "The deceased was identified as Korra Laxman. The man who died was working for Maoists as a sympathiser who later came out and surrendered to the police. With the suspicion of passing information to the police, Maoists killed him."

Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)