Nilambur incident

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Nilambur incident was a firefight between the Thunderbolts commando force of the Kerala Police and members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) group. [1]

The incident took place on 24 November 2016 in the forests of Nilambur. Kuppusamy alias Kuppu Devaraj, [2] a Central Committee member hailing from Andhra Pradesh, and Ajita alias Kaveri were killed after a prolonged gun fight. [3] [4] Devaraj was a wanted person and a reward of Rs 7 lakh and Rs 10 lakh was announced by Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh state governments for his arrest. [5]

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References

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