Kerala Thunderbolts is an elite command force of the Kerala Police under the India Reserve Battalion set up in accordance with the Indian central government's directions post the 2008 Mumbai... Kerala Thunderbolts | Military Wiki | Fandom The commandos retaliated immediately and later three bodies were found near the encounter site. [4][5], The commando force consists of 2 companies of 160 personnel, who have been recruited after undergoing 2 years of rigorous and specialized training at various institutions around the country including Army's Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Mizoram. The CPI state council condemned the killing of Maoist Velmurugan by thunderbolt commandos in Wayanad on Tuesday. Kerala's anti-Maoist Thunderbolt commandos (File Photo | EPS) By Express News Service KALPETTA: The Police and Maoists have come across in Wayanad today early morning resulting in … 1:14. | A+A A-, Kerala's anti-Maoist Thunderbolt commandos (File Photo | EPS). The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. A suspected maoist was killed in an alleged encounter between the Kerala police and a gang of Left extremists in the district early on Tuesday, police said. Wayanad witnessed the killing of Maoist CP Jaleel last year in an alleged encounter with police at Vythiri. The name of the killed Maoist was given as CP Jaleel. 200 Thunderbolt Commandos in Kerela to fight enemies. A suspected Maoist in his early 30s was killed in Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday in an encounter between five uniformed men and a 20-member "Thunderbolt" patrol, according to Kerala Police. The Thunderbolt commandos were carrying out routine patrolling in the forest areas near Meenmutty waterfalls near Banasura when the suspected Maoists were spotted. In the incident, none of the policemen were injured. 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Sources said a patrol team of ThunderBolt commandos, the special wing to combat Maoists, came across the ultras at Panthipoyil in the catchment area of Banasura Sagar dam and a shootout took place. ... to deal with Maoists while Kerala police have a … Kerala Police Thunderbolt Commando Show in Trivandrum | Kerala Police Commandos | S4 Vlogs#KeralaPolice #CommandoShow #Commandos Kerala Police personnel and specially trained commandos intensified their search operation on the Kerala-Karnataka border areas after confirming the presence of five CPI-Maoist cadres, including a woman, in the area. Follow us for updates, Can Covaxin work against new strain? Three Maoists were killed in the firing by the Thunderbolt commando team of the Kerala police on Monday. The second stage training was completed at Commando School, Chennai, National Disaster Management School, Coimbatore, Counter insurgency and Anti Terrorism School, Silchar, National Adventure School, Munnar, Underwater Operation and Diving school, Kochi and Airborne Operation Air force School, New Delhi. [4] KALPETTA: The Police and Maoists have come across in Wayanad today early morning resulting in an encounter and death of an extremist. Their weapons, a German-made Heckler and Koch sub-machine gun, were pointed at the children’s faces. According to reports, two commandos of the Thunderbolt force (the elite team formed to combat such threats) also suffered injuries. A suspected Maoist, Velmurugan, a native of Theni district in Tamil Nadu, was killed by Thunderbolt, an anti-insurgency force of the Kerala police on Tuesday near Kattikulam in Wayanad. A suspected Maoist was shot dead by thunderbolt commandos of Kerala Police in Wayanad district on Tuesday morning in return fire after a group of more than five armed Maoist operatives opened fire at them, the police said.. An official communication from the police identified the Maoist killed as Velmurugan, 33, a native of Periyakulam in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. The force modeled on the Special Protection Group and National Security Guard are trained to engage in air, water and land attacks. Kerala Maoist encounter: CM says police fired in self-defence, CPI seeks judicial probe Four Maoists were killed in an encounter with Kerala police commando force Thunderbolt at Attappadi forest over the last two days — three on Monday and another on Tuesday. The Thunderbolt commandos were said to be on a routine patrolling in the forest areas near Banasura when the suspected Maoists were spotted. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, announced the approval of the Central Government for raising a second battalion of 40 more personnel, in the wake of increased terrorist activity across India. Sources said a patrol team of ThunderBolt commandos, the special wing to combat Maoists, came across the ultras at Panthipoyil in the catchment area of Banasura Sagar dam and a shootout took place. 3 suspected Maoists killed in encounter in Kerala Police said the encounter took place after the patrol party of the commandos came under heavy firing by a group of Maoists. The 32-year-old was killed in a combined action by the Kerala Police and its Maoist combat force, Thunderbolt, in Banasura Hill near the Meenmutti waterfalls at Padinjarathara in Wayanad. Kerala Thunderbolts is an elite command force of the Kerala Police set up in accordance with the Indian central government's directions post the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Though initially it was said that a Maoist has been shot at, it was later confirmed that he succumbed to injuries. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! The Thunderbolt officers—the commando force of the Kerala Police—paraded around them, in a scene that resembled a Bollywood action movie. It was the first direct encounter between police and Maoists in the history of Kerala and no casualties were reported. The rest of them escaped. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time. ThunderBolt state chief Chaithra Teresa John told TNIE that the encounter was by a joint team consisting of TB commandos and local police. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. Wayanad superintendent of police G. Poonguzhali told a channel that rebels had fired at Thunderbolt anti-Maoist forces on a routine patrol around 7am. Police have confirmed the death of the insurgent and are trying to establish the identity of the deceased. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. The commando force has been created to counter possible terror strikes and carry out counterinsurgency operations in Kerala. At the time, a gang of Maoists spotted the police team and fired at the cops. The high range district has been having Maoist presence for many years and it is said to be the Kabali Dalam of the CPI (Maoist) operating in the forest here. In March 2013, a 30-member Thunderbolt team was involved in a counterinsurgency combing operation in search of suspected Maoist insurgents in Kannur district in Kerala. As per local reports, the Maoists arrived at the resort situated on the Kozhikode-Bengaluru Highway and sought money and food from the resort managers. Two days ago, Kerala police received specific inputs about the movement of six Maoists in Bappanna Mala tribal hamlet in South Wayanad Forest Region. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines. Thunderbolt commandos will continue combing the area in the coming days as two members of the Maoist group had fled the spot during the October 28 encounter ... Kerala Police … The force modeled on the Special Protection Group and National Security Guard are trained to engage in air, water and land attacks. There were at least three of them. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. The Kerala Police said that they had either injured or killed at least three suspected Maoists in a gun battle between the armed irregulars and Thunderbolt commandos … [7], "Thunderbolt Commandos Failed to Trace Maoists", "Thunder Bolts add feather to Kerala Police", "Thunderbolt team begins hunt for Maoists in Western Ghats", "Kerala gets approval for 2nd battalion of Thunderbolts: CM", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9g5TIgSwLc, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kerala_Thunderbolts&oldid=953545925, Non-military counter-terrorist organizations, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 19:33. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala police today stepped up search for suspected Maoists who had fled to the forests after exchanging fire with the police in Wayanad district. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. They were said to be Karnataka native Karthik and Tamil Nadu natives Suresh and Sreemathi. Later, a forensic report has put police in the dock over the police theory of encounter. The Thunderbolt team, Kerala’s commando force mainly engaged in anti-naxal drive, was on a regular combing operation in Attappadi region on Monday. On 6 December 2014, A gunfight broke out in a forest in Kerala's hilly Wayanad district between the Thunderbolt unit and the left-wing rebels (Maoist). Last Updated: 03rd November 2020 12:39 PM Kerala Thunderbolts is an elite command force of the Kerala Police set up in accordance with the Indian central government's directions post the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The commando force has been created to counter possible terror strikes and carry out counterinsurgency operations in Kerala. 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