Bokaro, Dec 27 (PTI) The body of a 44-year-old man was found with throat slit in a Maoist-dominated village in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Sukhram Manjhi.

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Manjhi's body was found around 9 am in Maoist-dominated Danra village in Chatrochatti area, some 108 km from state capital Ranchi, a police officer said.

“It is likely that Maoists killed the man by slitting his throat on Tuesday night, suspecting him to be an informer,” he said.

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Further investigation is underway.

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