A group of suspected Maoists allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old villager, branding him as a police informer in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours today, police said.
Madakam Kosalu was dragged out of his house in Gollaguupa village of Bhadrachalam rural mandal between 1am and 2am by around seven ultras. They pumped three bullets into Kosalu's chest before fleeing from the spot, a police officer told PTI, adding, that the villager died on the spot.
A hunt has been launched to nab the culprits and Chintoor police are carrying out further investigations.
