From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 06:08 PM IST

Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Tuesday.

According to police, Ashok Kotal, a former Kharkasholi village council chief, was abducted Monday night from his home by a group of unidentified men.

'His body was found lying near a road under Kotwali police station Tuesday morning. Kotal was shot dead by Maoist ultras,' a district police officer said.

In another incident, in Aulia village under Binpur police station, a band of eight to ten Maoist rebels fired at close range on CPI-M's Binpur zonal committee member Madan Ghosh, who was working in his field, Tuesday.

Ghosh died on the spot while his son sustained injuries and had to be hospitalised, police said.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)