Tribal man, son shot deadby Naxalites in Jharkhand

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. 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. 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.