From correspondents in Jharkhand, India, 05:02 PM IST

Suspected Maoist guerrillas attacked a Janata Dal-United (JD-U)legislator on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Wednesday killing two of his security guards and critically injuring the lawmaker, the police said.

Ramesh Munda was attending a function when the leftist insurgents opened fire at him, said R.K. Malik, a police spokesman.

Munda was taken to a hospital in a critical condition, Malik added.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)