Two members of a Maoist outfit were killed by a rival group in Palamau district of Jharkhand on Monday, the police said.
The bodies of two guerrillas belonging to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) were recovered on Monday from Chando-Basriya village under Chainpur police station area of Palamau district, according to the police.
The bodies have been identified as that of JJMP area commander Chanchal Paswan and his associate Kamlesh Paswan.
The two Maoists were killed by a rival Maoist group, said the police.
The bodies have been sent for post mortem examination.
In another incident, Maoist guerrillas torched a mobile tower belonging to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at Kalapahar in the Chattarpur police station area of Palamau district.
The incident happened late on Sunday night, police sources said.
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