Four persons, including a 'Munshi', engaged in road construction work were today shot dead by suspected ultras of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) in Gudam jungle under Basia police station limits of Gumla district, the police said here.
The deceased were identified as Rampati Kumar (30), Lalit Sahu (35), Ravishankar Sahu (20) and Ajay Topno (40), the police said.
Senior police officers have rushed to the spot and have launched search operation.