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“Sikander was shot many times just a few feet away from his house,” Kumar said.Villagers claimed that there were some women among the Maoists. As soon as he came out, about 20 other rebels pounced on him and dragged him away at gun-point. They added that like Sikander, Basanti was also dragged out of her house and killed. They said the rebels shouted slogans calling Sikandar a “police informer” and announcing that they were “punishing” him for that. Soon after they killed him, they fled into a nearby jungle.Sikander’s house at Pandethika village is about 5 km away from Barahat police station..