A police constable was shot dead by suspected Naxals at a weekly market in insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Friday. The incident happened while the constable was taking tea at the weekly market, a senior police officer informed.
The deceased was identified as Somaram Majjhi (50) and was gunned down by some suspected armed Naxals in Karcheli village, under Bedre police station limits around 3 pm, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kl Dhruv told The Pioneer over phone.
Somaram, who was posted with Bijapur police station, after completing duty, had gone to visit his daughter’s house in Karcheli. While returning he stopped at a tea shop of the local weekly market in the village which is located near the camp of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF). Suddenly a few suspected armed rebels clad in villagers attire appeared at the spot and opened fired on him, with country made guns. Soon after the shooting Somaram, rebels fled from the spot, SP said adding Somaram was quickly rushed to the hospital but he could not survive the bullet wounds and succumbed.
Villagers then informed the security personnel who reached to the spot. Meanwhile, a case in this connection has been registered with Bedra police station and police have launched manhunt for nabbing the Naxals involved in the incident, police informed.