An employee of a company, engaged in road construction in the area, was shot dead allegedly by naxals at Kita village in Latehar district, police said.

The victim has been identified as 'munshi' Sanjay Sao, a resident of Kita village. Sao was supervising road construction work when a group of motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fire at him yesterday, the police said. Sao took shelter in an under-construction toilet even after he was shot at, but the naxals fired at him again killing him on the spot, the police said.