Maoists kidnap Sukhma District Collector in Chhattisgarh

Maoists kidnapped the district collector of Sukhma district in Chattisgarh. Maoists reportedly fired on the the convoy of Alex Paul Menon, a Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer. Menon's two bodyguards have been shot dead in the attack. Alex Paul Menon was on his way back to Sukma when 15-20 Maoists stopped his vehicle and took him hostage.  The collector was reportedly coming back from a Panchayat programme.
The Naxals shot dead the two guards who were escorting Menon before taking him with them. A police team headed by Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shandilya has rushed to the spot, officials said