Patra Muthyam, a former postmaster and CPM Mandal Committee member, who was accused of being a police informer, was forced out of his house from Thummala village of Chinturu mandal at around 1 am allegedly by a group of 25 ultras and UG cadres of Chattisgarh state and was shot dead, they said.
Muthyam's body was found lying on the village outskirts in a field and a hunt has been launched to nab the ultras who fled into the nearby forests, a police officer said.
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