Kolkata, Nov 7 : Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot by unidentified men in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday evening, police said, amid speculation that the assailants may be Maoists.

The incident occurred at Gopiballavpur in West Midnapore district, wracked by Maoist violence. Soren, who represented Nayagram constituency, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Soren is a member of the CPI-M's West Midnapore district committee.(IANS)