Naxalite was shot dead by Anti-Naxal Force

Mangaluru/Karkala-A Naxalite was shot dead  by Anti-Naxal Force Vikram gowda  (ANF) near Eedu village in Karkala taluk of this district, official sources said on Tuesday.

A group of Naxalites was spotted by the ANF during an intensive combing operation on Monday afternoon, they said.

On sighting the ANF party, one of them opened fire allegedly with an automatic weapon.

The ANF team retaliated by killing Vikram Gowda, while four others escaped, the sources said.