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Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025
The duo were remanded to police custody for five days on November 8, a day after their arrest.
The incident of firing was reported from the Karikkottakari police station limits.
Though the arrested cadres have yet to reveal anything about the source, the probe seems to be focusing on the most probable theory that cadres from the north provided their south counterparts with the weapons.
The tribal settlement with around 40 farming families of the Kurichia community has been a regular drop-in point for the Maoist cadres.
The commandos surrounded the house of the farmer based on a tip-off and there was firing from both sides, he said, adding that an AK 47, one INSAS Light Machine Gun and two country-made guns were recovered from the Maoists' possession.
The information was elicited from the Maoist informer who was arrested by police the other day from Kozhikode district.
The exchange of fire took place in a forest area under the Thalappuzha police station limits.
The police and Forest officers have begun a search for the armed-militant gang.
Police in the Mananthavadi Taluk have been on high alert since a September 28 sighting of Maoists at a tea plantation.
Wayanad District Police Chief Padam Singh said ground-level combing has not yielded positive results yet.
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