Sukma: An unidentified group of people brutally attacked and killed a police head constable in a village situated in the Naxal-affected Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the official said on Monday. According to the official, prima facie, the method of the attack indicated that it was carried out by a "small action team of Naxalites."
Unidentified persons attacked with sharp-edged weapons
The incident occurred during the intervening night between Sunday and Monday in Gadiras village when the victim, identified as head constable Sodi Laxman, was attending a fair held in the area, the official said.
He further said that the assailants, whose identities remain unknown, attacked him with sharp-edged weapons targeting his neck. Tragically, the police officer succumbed to his injuries on the spot.
Executed by small action team of Naxalites
Upon receiving the alert, a team from the Gadiras police station swiftly responded to the scene and arranged for the body to be sent for post-mortem examination.
"Prima facie, the modus operandi of the attack suggests it was executed by a small action team of Naxalites. However, the investigation is being done from all possible angles, including personal enmity," the official said. Efforts were on to trace the assailants, he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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