Unknown event in Kerala, Chavachi in Kannur District area, India on Mon 30th October 2023

A five-member Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gang fired shots at three forest watchers, Ebin, Sijo and Bobus, of Narikkadavu Forest Station at Chavachi in Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kannur District of Kerala on October 30, reports The New Indian Express. The three watchers are temporary employees of Narikkadavu Forest Station, who were on their way to the camp shed at Ambalappara from Narikkadavu Forest Station when the incident happened. As they crossed the camp shed at Chavachi and moved 100 metres ahead, they saw the Maoists who were coming towards them, near Kudakan River. Shocked to see forest watchers face to face, the Maoists tried to flee the place leaving camping materials and food. Following the incident, an alert has been issued to the people of Aralam and nearby areas. Police and Thunderbolt have started searching the region for the Maoists.