Top Maoist leader Ramakrishna alias RK has been critically injured in the October 24 gun battle between the security forces and Maoists at the Panasput jungle in the cutoff region of Malkangiri district.
Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra said RK has sustained injuries on his leg during the encounter. Presently, he is undergoing treatment at some rebel camp on the Andhra Pradesh - Odisha border.
SP Mohapatra urged the rebel leader to lay down arms and get better medical treatment. Sources said the police of the States, Odisha as well as Andhra Pradesh have alerted all the hospitals as they suspect that the wounded rebel leader might go there for treatment.
Notably, RK managed to escape from the encounter site while his son Munna and was killed in the encounter. After the encounter onOctober 24, Maoist supporters had claimed that RK was in police custody but the police had refuted the allegations.