Overview
- Police said state committee member Sukru killed divisional cadre Anvesh on January 29 after he planned to surrender under the government’s rehabilitation policy.
- The decomposed body was recovered from reserve forest under Daringbadi limits following specific intelligence, including a surrendered Maoist’s disclosure, and sent to MKCG Medical College for forensic post-mortem.
- A murder case has been registered at Daringbadi police station, and investigators identified associates Sila and Jagesh as involved.
- Police reported that Jagesh was neutralised in a February 22 exchange of fire in Kandhamal, underscoring continuing operations against the KKBN network.
- Officials say the killing was intended to deter defections as surrender drives expand, with joint SOG, CRPF and BSF teams intensifying actions ahead of the Centre’s March 31 anti-Naxal deadline.