Bijapur (Chhatisgarh),Dec 16: Suspecting him to be a police informer, the Maoists gunned down a trader at Aupalli village on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Byru Ram (45).The Naxalites armed with guns reached Byru Ram's shop, dragged him out and shot him from a point blank range.The victim died instantaneously.Before fleeing the spot,the Maoists left a note warning all informers of similar fate.Raju was a native of Charla in Khammam district.