Suspected Maoist killed in police firing in Kerala

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kerela: A suspected Maoist was killed in an alleged encounter between the Kerala police and a gang of Left extremists in the district early
on Tuesday, police said
The firing between the Thunderbolt, an elite commando force of state police specialised in combating extremists, and the suspected ultras
took place in the nearby Banasura forest area under Padinjarethara police station limits.There are news reports saying thegun fight between
the Thunderbolt and Maoists is still continuing
"We areyet to receive the details of the encounter
However, there is one casualty
The police team including the SP are on their way to the location," a senior police source told PTI
on their way to the location and details were yet to be known
On October 30 last year, four Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire in the forest area of Palakkad district.A suspected Maoist leader C
P Jaleel was killed early in March last year in an exchange of fire with police personnel at a resort in Wayanad