Maoists gun down social activist in Jharkhand
Maoists have gunned down a social activist named Pradeep Prasad in Jharkhand's Latehar District.
Prasad was shot dead while he was on his way back home on Thursday. Maoists have taken full responsibility of the killing as they suspected him of being a police informer.
"We don't have full knowledge about the incident but we have received a letter which is written by Maoists.
He used to do farming and was a social activist," said Raju Prasad, a relative of the deceased.
Expressing anger over the killing, residents came down on streets in protest and demanded compensation and justice from the district administration.
Protestors blocked the road for two hours and shouted anti-government slogans.
Santosh Paswan, a protestor said that state government should provide employment to a family member of the deceased as Prasad was the sole bread earner in a family of eight members.
"People in the district are very angry and are demanding that the family members of the victim should get employment and compensation. The family, which has six dependent children, is on the verge of starvation," said Paswan.
Despite strong measures initiated by the central government to eradicate the ultras, the Maoist insurgency has gripped one-third of the country spreading into the interiors of 20 of India's 28 states.
Source http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/257060
Prasad was shot dead while he was on his way back home on Thursday. Maoists have taken full responsibility of the killing as they suspected him of being a police informer.
"We don't have full knowledge about the incident but we have received a letter which is written by Maoists.
He used to do farming and was a social activist," said Raju Prasad, a relative of the deceased.
Expressing anger over the killing, residents came down on streets in protest and demanded compensation and justice from the district administration.
Protestors blocked the road for two hours and shouted anti-government slogans.
Santosh Paswan, a protestor said that state government should provide employment to a family member of the deceased as Prasad was the sole bread earner in a family of eight members.
"People in the district are very angry and are demanding that the family members of the victim should get employment and compensation. The family, which has six dependent children, is on the verge of starvation," said Paswan.
Despite strong measures initiated by the central government to eradicate the ultras, the Maoist insurgency has gripped one-third of the country spreading into the interiors of 20 of India's 28 states.
Source http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/257060
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