Hyderabad: Prakasam and Warangal districts
police on Monday filed their reports with regard to the killing of
two top Maoist leaders in encounters before the Andhra Pradesh
State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC).
Shakamuri Apparao and Kondal Reddy were killed in
separate gun battles with the police in Prakasam and Warangal
districts on March 12, police had said last week.
Following a petition from civil rights activists before
the Commission, APSHRC Chairman B Subhashan Reddy had called
for reports from Prakasam and Warangal SPs by March 15.
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in their
petition had alleged that the two Naxal leaders were shot dead
by the police in "fake" encounters.
However, the reports denied the PUCL's charge and said
the ultras were killed in exchange of fire with policemen.
The Commission posted the matter for next hearing on
March 22. Copies of the reports were given to the petitioner,
who said they will file their say soon.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh DGP R R Girish Kumar termed as
"baseless" the allegations made by civil rights activists that
the encounters were fake.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 00:25