Suspected armed Naxals killed a panchayat secretary in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district, a senior police officer said on Thursday.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Naxal Operation) RK Vij informed that Hingaram Kodiyam was killed by ultras near Keshkutul village under Bhairmgarh police station limits on late Wednesday night.Kodiyam was cousin brother of late Chinnaram Gota, who was a leader of the erstwhile anti-Naxalite movement Salwa Judum, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Indira Kalyan Elesela informed.
According to the ASP, Prima facie, it appears that the victim was killed with a sharp-edged weapon. Going by the inputs provided by villagers, the ASP informed that a group of guerrillas had stormed into the victim’s house located in Kehskutul village on Wednesday night.He was dragged out of his home and taken away. later his body was found lying in a pool of blood in a restive patch of Bhairamgarh-Kutru road this morning, he said.Soon after receiving information, security forces were immediately sent to the spot, the official said, adding, Kodiyam’s body has been recovered.