An unarmed Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was allegedly killed by suspected Maoists near a market area in the insurgency infested Kanker district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh.
The incident took place at about 10.00 am near the market area of Sangam village when the trooper, who was identified as constable Harikesh Prasad had gone out for some personal work, police said.
The trooper was unarmed and was in civilian clothes when some suspected Maoists shot him from close range, they said.
The trooper was later shifted to a hospital in Raipur but succumbed to injuries at around 2 pm, they said.
Prasad, a resident of Koria district in the State belonged to the 122nd BSF battalion.