Chatra, May 26 (PTI) A tribal man and his son were shot dead allegedly by Naxalites in Jharkhand's Chatra district on suspicion that they were police informers, officials said on Sunday.

The incident happened at Hindia Kala village in the Kunda police station area on Saturday night, they said.

Also Read | Rajasthan Heatwave Alert: Phalodi Swelters at 50 Degrees Celsius, Severe Heatwave To Continue for Next Two-Three Days, Check District Wise Temperature Update.

The deceased, identified as Chhedi Birhor (48) and his son Pankaj Birhor (30), belonged to a particularly vulnerable tribal group, they added.

"The man and his son were allegedly killed by members of Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC)," Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Pandey said.

Also Read | Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: Devastating Blaze Claims 35 Lives, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Conducts On-Site Inspection To Assess Aftermath of Fire (Watch Video).

Pankaj's elder brother Vidhayak Birhor told police that around 60-70 Naxalites surrounded their house and knocked on the door.

"When no one opened the door, they broke into the house through the roof. At first, they thrashed them and then shot them dead," he said.

Vidhayak said he was not in the house when the attack happened.

"Had I been at home, I would also have been killed," he told reporters.

The family had handed to the police a Naxalite who demanded Rs 10,000 from them as extortion after they received money for building a house under the state's Birsa Awas Yojna, a police officer said.

"The TSPC was furious over this incident. In revenge, they might have committed the crime," he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)