Suspected Maoists killed a CPI-M leader in Simlapal in Bankura district, police said on Monday.
Maoists shot dead Biswanath Dutta (60) in a nearby jungle last night after calling him out his home at Jambani village in Maoist-hit areas of the district, police said.
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Dutta was a member of a CPI-M local committee, police said.
Policemen recovered the body from the jungle this morning.
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