Maoists gunned down a tribal claiming he was a police informer at Alligudem village of Chintooru mandal in East Godavari district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Parsika Pullaiah, 40, a petty vendor settled in Bhadrachalam in Telangana State. He visited Alligudem on Sunday to attend a family function.
A group of armed Maoists — said to be about four to six members — surrounded him in broad daylight, opened fire and fled. When the villagers tried to prevent the Maoists from killing Pullaiah, they reportedly told the villagers they would not spare any informer. Pullaiah’s body was being shifted to the area hospital in Chintooru, where arrangements were being made to conduct a post-mortem.
East Godavari SP M. Ravi Prakash ordered a detailed inquiry into the killing. Speaking to The Hindu , he said there was no strong reason for the Maoists to kill Pullaiah.
