Reformed Naxals demand probe into Vikram Gowda's encounter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reformed Naxals demand probe into Vikram Gowda's encounter

New Indian Express  

No matter what happened, he was pulled to the station. Without finding a way to live a peaceful life, an innocent tribal youth Vikram became a Naxal. The government portrayed him as a big naxal leader by hoisting false cases and finally he was encountered, the reformed Naxals said. Adivasi young woman Kanyakumari is in the Bengaluru Central Prison for the last eight years. Another naxal, Padmanabha, has got bail, but for the past few years, his job has been to wander to the court,” they added.

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Karnataka’s Contested Encounter: The Killing of Naxalite Leader Vikram Gowda
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Karnataka’s Contested Encounter: The Killing of Naxalite Leader Vikram Gowda

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2024 15:15 IST - 10 MINS READ Civil society activists and police tell two vastly different stories about what happened in Peetebailu hamlet on November 18. The Anti Naxal Force killed the 44-year-old, whom police describe as a “hardened warrior with 20 years of experience and 114 cases pending against him,” in an “encounter” on November …

Karnataka: Activist calls for probe into Naxal leader's encounter
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Karnataka: Activist calls for probe into Naxal leader's encounter

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The recent encounter killing of Naxal leader Vikram Gowda by the Anti-Naxal Force in Karnataka has sparked a demand for a proper probe into the incident. Activist Shekhar Laila has called for an immediate judicial inquiry by the state government into the incident. “Over the past 21 years, multiple Naxal encounters have taken place in Karnataka, starting with the …

After Vikram Gowda, Naxal activity on its way out in Karnataka
1 month, 3 weeks ago

After Vikram Gowda, Naxal activity on its way out in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: With the death of top Naxal leader Vikram Gowda in an exchange of fire with the Anti-Naxal Force on Monday evening, and the arrest of Naxal leader BG Krishnamurthy in 2021 by the Kerala police, the banned Communist Party of India faces an existential crisis in Karnataka. Gowda’s killing is a result of heightened search and combing operations by …

Naxal leader Vikram Gowda's encounter planned through local informants
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Naxal leader Vikram Gowda's encounter planned through local informants

New Indian Express  

UDUPI: Through the network of local informants, the most-wanted naxal of Karnataka, Vikram Gowda, was eliminated by ANF team in an encounter in Pithubail, Nadpalu village of Hebri taluk of Udupi district on Monday night. A local resident who has a business in Mudradi, a downhill village of Western Ghats told TNIE that Vikram Gowda did not have any support …

Fugitive on the run for 20 years, Naxal leader killed in Udupi encounter
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Fugitive on the run for 20 years, Naxal leader killed in Udupi encounter

India Today  

Naxal leader Vikram Gowda, wanted for over 20 years, was killed in an encounter with the Anti-Naxal Force at Kabbinale forest, Udupi district in Karnataka, on Monday. Sources said that the ANF and Udupi police personnel went to a place near Hebri taluk on a tip off that about five armed Maoists had arrived to collect groceries. Acting on a …

Notorious Naxal leader Vikram Gowda killed in encounter in Udupi village
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Notorious Naxal leader Vikram Gowda killed in encounter in Udupi village

New Indian Express  

UDUPI: In an ongoing operation by the anti-naxal force, notorious Naxal leader Vikram Gowda was encountered in Idu village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka on Monday night. It is said that during the encounter on Monday night, three other naxalites escaped and combing operations have been intensified in the Western Ghat areas near Karkala and Hebri. In …

10 yrs later, Naxal activities reappear in Udupi, Malnad?
11 months ago

10 yrs later, Naxal activities reappear in Udupi, Malnad?

New Indian Express  

CHIKKAMAGALURU: Naxal activities have quietly reappeared in parts of Udupi district, after being off the grid for over a decade. Naxals used to organise ‘Red Salute’ programmes to remember their leader Saketh Rajan, who was killed by the police in an encounter at Menasinahadya near Kalasa in the wee hours of February 6, 2005. There are four ANF camps in …

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