Suspected Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday shot dead a panchayat head in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar as he refused to pay levy to the rebels, police said.
The village head had been demanding security from the state government fearing a threat to his life. He also sought help from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by appealing in the local dailies a few months ago.
Earlier, Premchand's brother was killed by the members of outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist who have been demanding levy from the rich people of Minapur.
