Suspected Maoists on Monday shot dead an unidentified man in West Bengal's West Midnapore district claiming he was a police spy, an official said.
The body was found near the Nayagram area in the district. "Maoist posters were found at the spot," Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said.
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The posters claimed that the man was a police informer who pretended to be mentally challenged, police sources said.
Maoists are mainly active in West Bengal's three western districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.
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