(Xinhua) -- The Indian governmen Friday said that the country's Commie Naxal rebels have murdered 21 people in public this year after pronouncing them guilty in kangaroo courts, known as "Jan Adalats" or public court."The number of 'Jan Adalats' has risen to 48 in the current year up to August 31 -- up from 38 in the corresponding period last year. The number of persons murdered has risen to 21 from 11 last year," Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram told the media in the national capital.
The Home Minister said that the main targets of Naxal rebels were cops and alleged "police informers".
"Every one who swears by the rule of law must condemn these kangaroo courts and brutal executions," he said.