A road construction contractor, Imtiyaz Ali, was allegedly killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. He was abducted near a security camp and later found dead. Police launched a search, noting past Naxal attempts to disrupt road projects in the Bastar region

Bijapur: Naxalites have allegedly killed a road construction contractor in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday.

The body of contractor Imtiyaz Ali was found late Sunday night near a security camp under Pamed police station limits, a senior official said. Ali was allocated the road construction work in the area, he said.

As per preliminary information, a group of Maoist militia members abducted Ali near Metaguda security camp after thrashing him on Sunday evening, he said.

Ali’s assistant rushed to

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