Maoists kill contractor

MALKANGIRI: The Maoists of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) shot a contractor dead at AOBSZC block headquarters on Saturday evening.Eyewitness said three rebels armed with sophisticated weapons arrived near the Shiva temple in a motorcycle and fired point blank at 38-year-old contractor Budra Dhangda Majhi, killing him on the spot.The rebels had killed Khairput police SI K C Rath at the same spot two months back.Majhi was executing various construction works under ITDA.SP Anirudha Singh confirmed the incident.