Patna March 3 (IANS) Suspected Maoists have killed two brothers and attacked several others in a village in Jamui district of Bihar police said on Saturday.
"The incident took place after the villagers of Pancheshwari had celebrated Holi. A group of more than two dozen armed Maoists surrounded a school where the villagers were sleeping.
"They shot dead Madan Koda and his brother Pramod late on Friday " district police officer Nesar Ahmad said.
The district authorities have deployed security forces in Pancheshwari and launched combing operations in the area.
Jamui is considered a Maoist stronghold.
--IANS
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