Terror gripped Tilarpanga village under the Phiringia police station in Kandhamal district on Sunday after a contractor was killed by Maoists.
The deceased was identified as Kailash Digal (40). He was shot dead by the Maoists after being called from home late on Saturday night.
Police suspected the hand of Red rebels behind the murder as Maoist posters were recovered from the spot.
According to reports, Digal was gunned down after his hands were tied up. The exact reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained. Getting information, security forces rushed to the area.
This is the second incident of Maoist violence in the district during the current election period.
Recently, a woman polling official was shot dead by the ultras a day before the second-phase polls on April 17 under the Gochhapada police station in the district.