Postman gunned down in Jharkhand

Digvijay Singh, a postman at Viru, was on his way to collect mail on Monday afternoon when he was caught by the CPI(Maoist) cadres and shot dead. He is the first postal employee to be killed in Naxal violence in Jharkhand. Digvijay, the sole breadwinner of the family, was shot on his neck and head. He has four daughters. ”My brother was godfearing and always helped people,” said an inconsolable Rajendra Singh. Police recovered a pamphlet claiming the postman was a police informer. ”Beware all those who worked for the peace committee,” warned the pamphlet.

Seven villagers killed

RAIPUR: Naxalites today mercilessly killed seven villagers and injured three after attacking a village in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, the police said. ”About 300 armed Naxalites raided Chikuarguda village, about 485 km from the state capital, and took hostage about 25 people and then shot, beat up and stabbed to death seven of them and injured three others,” the police sources said. The militants also burnt and looted some houses before releasing the villagers at around 6:00 am, they said.