Alleged Maoists gunned down a congractor in Kulapathar village under Ramgarh police sation in Dumka on Thursday. The incident occurred when a group of masked offenders intercepted the victim, Balram Pal, who was on way to his village, and shot him dead, police sources said. Superintendent of Police Sido Hembram, however, neither confirmed nor denied the involvement of the Maoists in the incident. He said a police team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police has rushed to the spot to investigate the matter. Earlier, Pal had escaped a Maoist attack three months ago but his motorcycle was burnt in the incident.