The incident occurred in November 2023, when the SOG team of police was on a combing operation to track and nab armed CPI (Maoist) cadres.
Published May 03, 2024 | 6:14 PM ⚊ Updated May 03, 2024 | 6:15 PM
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday, 3 May, charge-sheeted four cadres of CPI(Maoist) in a case related to firing at the commandos of the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Thalapuzha area of Wayanad district in Kerala last year, according to an official statement.
The incident occurred on 7 November, 2023, when the SOG team of Kerala Police was on a combing operation in Perya, Wayanad, to track and nab armed cadres of the banned naxal outfit, the CPI(Maoist).
The team came under attack as it zoomed in on the cadres present in a house, it said.
In the ensuing operation, two CPI (Maoist) members, identified as Thiruvenkidam alias Chandru alias Chandu and Shreemathi alias Unnimaya alias Unni, were apprehended, said the statement issued by the probe agency.
Three others, including Latha alias Meera and Sundari alias Jenny, however, fled the scene of the encounter.
NIA, which took over the investigation from Kerala Police on 10 February, 2024, on Friday filed its chargesheet against Thiruvenkidam, Shreemathi, Latha and Sundari in the case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act in a designated court in Kerala.
The agency is carrying on with its investigation and has launched a manhunt for the three absconding accused — Sundari, who is carrying a reward of ₹10 lakh, Latha and another accused person, the statement said.
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