Collector and district magistrate Alarmel Mangai D has ordered magisterial probe into the Naxalite encounter held at Patthari forest near the Kolar Medhki River on the intervening night of April 26 and 27. Sub-divisional magistrate PK Sarva will probe the incident.
On the intervening night of April 26 and 27 at 2.30, about 30 armed Naxalites including Ramprasad, Rupesh, Mohit, Raju, Sonsai and Parmila,
had fired indiscriminately at the Naxal searching operation patrol party led by police station in-charge Thadoki and SI Santosh Ekka, near Patthari forest over the Kolar Medhki River. The Naxalites, who were weighting in ambush, had made three powerful blasts also.
When the cops retaliated, the naxalites fled from the spot, taking the benefit of thick forests. In the encounter SI Santosh Ekka and head constable Aliram Usendi were killed and SI Ravindra Mandavi, police chowki in-charge Kachhe and Somaruram Kumeti suffered injuries. The naxalites have taken away killed Aliram Usendi’s AK-47 rifle and other ammunitions. The collector instructed Sarva to complete the probe in a month and submit report.