Sukma: A police head constable was hacked to death by unidentified persons at a village in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit Sukma district, an official said on Monday.
Prima facie, the modus operandi of the attack suggested it was executed by a "small action team of Naxalites", he said.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday in Gadiras village when the deceased, identified as head constable Sodi Laxman, had gone to visit a fair held there, the official said.
Unidentified persons attacked him with sharp-edged weapons on his neck. The cop died on the spot, he said.
After being alerted, a team from Gadiras police station rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem, he said.
"Prima facie, the modus operandi of the attack suggests it was executed by a small action team of Naxalites. However, the investigation is being done from all possible angles, including personal enmity," the official said.
Efforts were on to trace the assailants, he added.
Published 03 June 2024, 06:00 IST