New Delhi, July 15 -- A Telangana CPI leader was killed when unidentified men opened fire on him during his morning walk in Hyderabad's Malakpet on Tuesday, police said.

The assailants came in a car, opened fire on Chandu Naik (47), a state council member of the Communist Party of India (CPI), while he was on a morning walk near a park at 7.30 am. After they shot multiple rounds, he died on the spot, a senior police official told PTI.

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.

Police said tha...