A local TDP leader was gunned down by Maoists in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, police said.
The Naxals went to the house of T Nageswar Rao, a TDP leader in the village and ordered him to follow them, police said.
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On reaching the village outskirts, Maoists fired from close range, police said adding Rao died on the spot.
The Maoists while leaving the place left a letter stating that their act is in protest against recent encounter in Mahabubnagar district.
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