Belthangady: Senior ANF/Police officers in DK and state are now looking into the death of Commando Mahadeva Mane of Bijapur in the forests of Malnad, around Belthangady, by naxal presence and encounters on Sunday. A bullet had pierced his back and broken into pieces on a bone inside, as per forensic experts, said DGP Neelam Achyutha Rao speaking of the martyr.
IGP(ANF) Bhaskar Rao Vowed that the killing would be thoroughly investigated, to clear certain suspicions in the case. Several senior Police officers and Manipal forensic experts are examining the issue.
IGP(Westren Ramge) Alok Mohan said misfiring possibility is being looked into. Labhuram, SP, added that the gun that fired the bullet was not found. It could be a AK-47 Weapon that killed Mane, but Naxals had not fired from a long distance. Police Combing work is intensified.