Malappuram collector to probe 'encounter' incident

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Dec 05 2016 | 8:28 PM IST
The CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala today said the Malappuram District Collector would conduct the magisterial probe into the recent 'encounter' killing of two Maoists at Nilambur forests.
The Chief Minister's Office said in a Facebook post that the Malappuram Collector would probe the incident and submit a report in this regard, instead of Perinthalmanna Sub-Collector as informed earlier.
Two Maoists - Kuppuswamy Devaraj (65), a central committee member of the outlawed outfit and Ajitha (45), were killed in an encounter with police in Nilambur forests in Malappuram district on November 24.
A Crime Branch probe had also been ordered by DGP Loknath Behara into the incident.
According to police, the Maoists had opened fire at a patrolling party following which police retaliated, killing the two.

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First Published: Dec 05 2016 | 8:28 PM IST

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