A police jawan was abducted and killed by leftists insurgents in violence-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.
"Assistant Constable Sitaram Bagde, who was abducted on Saturday night, was found dead near Kachlaram village under Farsegarh police station limits on Sunday morning," Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Bastar range) Sundarraj P told reporters.
Bagde, posted at Kotwali police station, was forcibly taken away by ultras when he was returning to Bijapur from his sister’s place in Farsegarh.
Naxals had set ablaze a passenger bus near Kachlaram between Farsegarh and Toynar on Saturday evening after asking its occupants to get down, the officer said.
Subsequently, the ultras had stopped some passersby, including Bagde, who was on his motorcycle, at the spot.
"When Naxals discovered about his identity, they took him to forest along with them," he said. Bagde’s body with his throat slit was spotted by some locals on Sunday morning, the DIG said.
"On receipt of information, security forces were rushed to the spot to retrieve the victim’s body which was lying in a pool of blood," he said, adding that further details are awaited.
According to police, Naxals have given a day-long bandh call on February 5 and the incident may by the part of their plan to stroke fear.