<p>Sukma: A 16-year-old schoolboy was beaten to death allegedly by Naxalites in a village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district apparently on suspicion he was a police informer, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Tuesday night in Puvarti village under Jagargunda police station limits and the victim was identified as Soyyam Shankar, they said.</p>.<p>"As per preliminary information, the victim had come to his native village (from school in another district where he was studying) following the death of a relative. After being alerted about his murder, a police team was dispatched to the spot this morning and the body was sent for post-mortem," Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said.</p>.<p>Initial investigation suggested Shankar, studying in a government school in Palnar area of adjoining Dantewada district, had come to Puvarti after the death of a female member of the family following delivery complications around a week ago, he said.</p>.<p>Prima facie it seems Naxalites killed the teenager suspecting him to be a police informer, the SP said.</p>.<p>Police have received information that Shankar's elder brother Soyam Sitaram (19) was also brutally murdered by Naxalites in the same village 5 to 6 days back and the family cremated him. However, this information has not been confirmed yet, the police officer said.</p>.<p>Shankar's family has left the village and shifted to some other place fearing Naxalites, the SP said, adding further investigation was underway.</p>.<p>Notably, Puvarti is the home village of dreaded Naxalite leader and former commander of Maoists' PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion No. 1 Hidma and incumbent commander Barse Deva.</p>.<p>The PLGA battalion No. 1 formation has been instrumental in carrying out several deadly attacks on security personnel in south Bastar. Police set up a camp in Purvati in February this year. </p>
<p>Sukma: A 16-year-old schoolboy was beaten to death allegedly by Naxalites in a village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district apparently on suspicion he was a police informer, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Tuesday night in Puvarti village under Jagargunda police station limits and the victim was identified as Soyyam Shankar, they said.</p>.<p>"As per preliminary information, the victim had come to his native village (from school in another district where he was studying) following the death of a relative. After being alerted about his murder, a police team was dispatched to the spot this morning and the body was sent for post-mortem," Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said.</p>.<p>Initial investigation suggested Shankar, studying in a government school in Palnar area of adjoining Dantewada district, had come to Puvarti after the death of a female member of the family following delivery complications around a week ago, he said.</p>.<p>Prima facie it seems Naxalites killed the teenager suspecting him to be a police informer, the SP said.</p>.<p>Police have received information that Shankar's elder brother Soyam Sitaram (19) was also brutally murdered by Naxalites in the same village 5 to 6 days back and the family cremated him. However, this information has not been confirmed yet, the police officer said.</p>.<p>Shankar's family has left the village and shifted to some other place fearing Naxalites, the SP said, adding further investigation was underway.</p>.<p>Notably, Puvarti is the home village of dreaded Naxalite leader and former commander of Maoists' PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion No. 1 Hidma and incumbent commander Barse Deva.</p>.<p>The PLGA battalion No. 1 formation has been instrumental in carrying out several deadly attacks on security personnel in south Bastar. Police set up a camp in Purvati in February this year. </p>