Two villagers were shot dead by the Maoists in Khunti.

They were identified as Dilip Acharya and Laxmi Manjhi.Both were residents of Lodhi village Khunti.

“They were gunned odwn near a temple last night”,said Khunti SP M.Tamilvanam.

The deceased were identified as ‘police informers’by the Maoists.