Two bodies abducted by Naxals found in Maharashtra

The bodies of two persons abducted by Naxals on August 26 from Chhattisgarh were found Sunday in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, about 300 kilometers from here, a senior police official said.

Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Shailesh Balkawade said that Sona Padha (35) and Somji Padha (40) had been kidnapped by Naxals from Bande village in Chhattisgarh on August 26.

Their bodies were found Sunday morning by the side of Tadguda road in Gatta area of Ettapalli taluka in Gadchiroli, the SP said. Further probe into the case was underway, he added. K L Dhruv, Superintendent of Police of Kanker in Chhattisgarh, told PTI that Sonu Padha's wife was working as an auxiliary personnel in the police department and the couple was staying in Bande police station premises.

The Naxals may have assumed that Sonu is a police informer and might have killed him, Dhruv said. He said that Kanker police was informed Sunday that the bodies of the two persons had been found in neighboring Maharashtra with their throats slit.

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