Hyderabad, July 15 -- A Telangana CPI leader was killed on the spot on Tuesday after unidentified assailants opened fire on him during his
morning walk at Malakpet here, police said.
A previous enmity stemming out of a land dispute seems to be the reason behind the killing of K Chandu Naik, police said citing preliminary information.
The assailants came in a car, opened fire on Naik (47), a state council member of the Communist Party of India (CPI), while he was on a morning walk near a park at around 7.30 am. After they shot multiple rounds, he died on the spot, a senior police official told news agency.
The accused then fled the scene. A police team rushed to the spot and initiated investigation.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East Zone) S Chaitanya Kumar, citing preliminary investigation, told reporters that at least three to four persons were involved in the firing targeting Naik.
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