Rajnandgaon, August 26: Naxals shot dead a grain trader and torched his vehicle in Madanwada area near here when he was on his way to a local market, police said on Thursday.
IG RK Veej said that the trader, Vineet Jain, was travelling with two teachers and a shoe seller to the weekly bazaar in Madanwada when his vehicle was intercepted by three Naxals.
According to the survivors, the Naxals hijacked the vehicle and detained Jain, while asking the others to flee.
A few minutes later, they fatally shot Jain, set the vehicle afire and escaped into the dense jungles.
A manhunt is on to nab the accused, Veej said.
–PTI