A trooper of District Police was hacked to death by Maoists in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district here on Wednesday, police said.
Assistant Constable lakhmu Telam (35) was killed by insurgents using sharp-edged weapons at Nemed village market coming under Jangla Police Station limits around 3:30 pm, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bijapur Kl Dhruv said.
The police officer said a group of four to five unidentified ultras attacked Telam while he was going to visit the market and killed him on the spot.
Soon after getting the news of the incident, a police team rushed to the crime spot. However, the ultras have already left the scene. The body was sent for autopsy, he said.
A native of Vijay Nagar in Bijapur district, Telam was on a 15-day leave since October 7, he disclosed.