An officer of a mining firm was shot dead and several construction vehicles belonging to the company were set afire by a group of armed Maoists in the iron ore mines owned by Sarda Energy & Minerals limited, falling under Khadgaon Police Station limits of insurgency-riddled Rajnandgaon district.
The incident occurred at Pallemadi iron ore mines owned by Sarda Energy & Minerals limited about 150 kms from district headquarters on Monday evening, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajnandgaon, D Shravan informed.
“The deceased was identified as Shree Kumar Nayar, an officer at the mines who was shot dead by a group of armed Naxals. The insurgents also set on fire several construction vehicles parked at the site,” the SP said.
According to Shravan, as soon as information about the incident was received, additional force was dispatched to the spot and more information was awaited.