Naxals kill abducted Chhatisgarh Janpad Panchayat member

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated:

'Bhotraj Sodhi, who was kidnapped by Naxalites on October 24, has been shot dead by the Maoists,' said Bijapur additional superintendent of police.

Police today recovered the body of a Janpad Panchayat member, who was kidnapped from a village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

"Bhotraj Sodhi, who was kidnapped by Naxalites on October 24, has been shot dead by the Maoists," Bijapur additional superintendent of police, BPS Rajbhanu told PTI.

His body was recovered from Usur village in the district, from where he was kidnapped, he said.

Sodhi was abducted from a local church where he had gone to attend a programme.