Maoists torched several vehicles and killed a former police officer in Sukma district on Monday night. The incident occurred on National Highway 30, which connects Sukma to Telangana.

According to a police officer, a group of rebels stopped two passenger buses near Penta village, 5 km from Dornapal police station. The Maoists asked the passengers to get down, and set the vehicles and two passing trucks on fire.

According to some local reports, former special police officer Sodi Munna was travelling in one of the buses. The rebels identified and killed him. They also left banners, in the name of Communist Party of India (Maoist), condemning the recent killing of 10 Maoists by the Greyhounds in Bijapur last week, and demanding a judicial inquiry.