Suspected Maoists kill constable with a bow and arrow in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: A police constable was killed by suspected Maoists with an arrow in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, the police said. Assistant constable Somlu Hemla (30) posted at Mirtur police station limits was killed with a bow and arrow in Patliguda village of the region, a police official said. [caption id=“attachment_2028019” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Threat from Maoists. AFP[/caption] Soon after information was received, security forces were rushed to the spot, the official said, adding further details are awaited. In another incident, Maoists torched a road roller and a motorcycle in Kanker district of North Bastar region. The incident took place at Sarhandi Sihari village under Tadoki police station limits, the official said. A group of armed Maoists reached the spot where construction of a road was underway and set ablaze the road roller and the motorbike, he said. After committing the crime, the Maoists fled deep into the forest. A combing operation has been launched in the region to nab the insurgents, he said. PTI