Kanker Maoist encounter fake, say family members of 3 killed, police deny charge
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kanker Maoist encounter fake, say family members of 3 killed, police deny charge

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: Two days after Kanker police claimed that they had killed three Maoists in the jungles of Kanker, the family members of the deceased have said they were not Maoists and the encounter was “fake”. The families of the deceased claimed the three villagers were not Maoists and killed in a fake encounter, a charge denied by the police. On Sunday, Kanker police claimed that they had killed three Maoists in an encounter in a forest in the Koyalibeda area when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Border Security Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation. On Monday, a group of villagers led by the sarpanch or the village head and family members of the deceased staged a protest at the Koyelideda police station, accusing the police of carrying a fake encounter They identified the deceased as Rameshwar Negi, Suresh Teta, natives of Marda village, and Anil Kumar Hidko, from Pairvi village in the area.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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