Hyderabad, May 16: Suspected Maoists Monday shot dead the deputy general manager of a firm in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district, police said.
Two to three assailants barged into the premises of AP Rayons’ paper unit in Kamalapuram village at around 4 p.m. Monday and opened fire on Deputy General Manager Ramakrishna, who died while being rushed to a nearby hospital.
Another senior executive, Sadanand, was injured.
According to the police, the assailants, who posed as truck drivers and entered the factory, escaped after the attack.
Police suspect the involvement of Maoists belonging to Praja Pratighatna group.
The shooting is allegedly linked to the dispute between the company management and the employees over provident fund.
AP Rayons is a unit of Ballapur Industries Limited.
—-IANs