Bijapur, Apr 10 (PTI) A police jawan was hacked to death by Naxals at a village market in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, police said.

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The incident occurred when the deceased assistant constable, Gopal Kadti, was visiting the weekly market in Mirtur village, 73 km away from Bijapur city.

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The attackers, dressed as civilians, stabbed Kadti with sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the spot, and fled, a senior officer said.

The deceased Kadti was posted at the Mirtur police station.

“The modus operandi of the attack suggests it was executed by a small action team of Naxals. A police team has launched a search in the area to trace the attackers," he said.

The deceased was a resident of Mirtur village. He was visiting the market after he completed his shift as a sentry on the police station campus, the officer said, adding that Kadti was in civvies and not carrying a weapon when he was attacked.

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