Accused of being a police informer, Maoist kangaroo court kills one person

According to Home Ministry statistics, 18 people were killed following the directives of ‘kangaroo courts' in 2015 for being alleged police informers.

Maoists have killed a man in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur region after a 'kangaroo court' accused him of being a police informer.

Death sentences by such Kangaroo courts for not believing in Maoist ideology in the naxal-hit states of the country.

'Kangaroo Courts', also called 'Jan Adalat', execute sentence against the civilians who do not subscribe to their ideology in the areas under their domain.

According to Home Ministry statistics, 18 people were killed following the directives of 'kangaroo courts' in 2015 for being alleged police informers or "for not believing in Maoist ideology".

Altogether 15 people were executed in 2014 following orders of 54 'Jan Adalats' and 20 people were killed in 2013 under the directives of 63 'Jan Adalats', said reports.

The state government had recently said it is keeping a strict watch on "kangaroo courts" held by the Naxalites.

(OneIndia News with PTI inputs)