Senior Maoist leader Chandramouli and his wife killed
Hyderabad, December 28, 2006A division bench admitted a writ petition filed by APCLC district secretary VV Balaksirhna alleging that the State Government had carried out the killing of senior Maoist leader V. Chandramouli and his wife. The bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice GS Singhvi and Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy on Thursday directed the Visakhapatnam police to submit the entire report relating to the recent killing of Maoist leader and his wife by 12.30pm on Friday.
The petitioner further contended that the couple were arrested in Orissa and were handed over to Andhra Pradesh police a fortnight back. The police who claimed that they died in an encounter killed them last night. The bodies of V. Chandramouli and his wife Karuna were brought to the King George Hospital (KGH) after autopsy was conducted on them at Narsipatnam hospital. The corpses will be preserved in the KGH until further orders of the High Court and later handed over them to their relatives.
Meanwhile, balladeer Gaddar met the Chief Minister, Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy and submitted a memorandum demanding judicial probe in the encounter and registering them a case of murder against the police officials responsible. It is understood that the Chief Minister had given assurance to this effect and directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to issue a statement on the incident. The rural SP JG Murali speaking to media said that the police intensified search operations following information that Maoist leaders wee holding a meeting. The naxals opened fire and they later returned the same in self-defense killing them. The firing lasted for about 20 minutes and found two bodies.
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