Kerala Police Killed 4th Maoist ,Congress and CPI Lambast Killings

Thiruvananthapuram: On the heels of the killing of three alleged Maoists, Kerala Police on Tuesday gunned down a fourth extremist, according to official sources, even as the Congress party and the CPI criticized the killings, with a former judge also demanding a judicial probe into the incidents.

A Thunderbolt team of the Kerala Police on Monday eliminated three alleged Maoists, including a woman, after an exchange of fire in Kerala’s Palakkad forest area. According to informed sources, the person killed on Tuesday was a top Maoist from Tamil Nadu, Mani Vasakam, while among those who died on Monday, two hailed from Karnataka - Sreemathi and Suresh - and Karthi were from Tamil Nadu. State Police chief Loknath Behra was, however, tight-lipped about the matter and told media persons here on Tuesday that the Crime Branch probe begins as soon as such incidents occur as per Supreme Court directives.

“A magisterial probe will be announced by the government today (Tuesday) and hence I am unable to divulge details,” Behra said. The Thunderbolt team had gone for combing operations inside the forests after reports about the presence of Maoists in the area. Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala said in the Kerala Assembly that six Maoists had been gunned down to date since the time Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had assumed office in 2016. (IANS)

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