Hyderabad, May 10: Maoists today shot dead the Visakhapatnam Zilla Parishad vice-chairman in his native village, police said.
U Somalingam was attacked by three ultras at Chowdapalli village of Visakhapatnam district at around 7 pm, they said.
Somalingam, who was on the hit-list of Naxals, was earlier warned by police that the extremists could target him, a senior police officer told PTI over phone.
“The assailants fired from point-blank range, killing him on the spot,” the officer said, adding a hunt has been launched to nab the extremists.
Earlier in the day, six tribals were injured when Maoists opened fire on them in R V Puram forest area in Vishakapatnam district on the Andhra-Orrisa border.
The tribals were shifted to KGM Hospital at Visakhapatnam city, police said.
–Agencies