Unknown event in Kerala, Wayanad District of Kerala area, India on Tue 6th September 2022

A suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter between the Thunderbolt squad, the anti-insurgency force of the State Police specialised in combating extremists, and the suspected Maoists in the Banasura Forest area under Padinjarethara Police Station limits in Wayanad District of Kerala on September 6 morning, reports The News Minute. Though the identity of the deceased has not been officially confirmed, some reports stated that the he was around 30-35 years of age. A double-barrel gun was retrieved from the encounter spot. A senior Police officer said, "We are yet to receive the details of the encounter. However, there is one casualty. The police team including the SP are on their way to the location."