It has been reported that 3 Maoists have been killed in a police encounter in Nilambur in Wayanad district of Kerala. Seven Maoists who were hiding in Badukka forest range in Nilambur gave the policemen on duty a tough fight.
In a gun battle, Maoists Kuppadevaraj, Ajith and one more Maoists has been killed. Thunderbolt, a special police force division of the Kerala police along with forest department officials were involved in this operation.