BENGALURU: With the death of top Naxal leader Vikram Gowda (44) in an exchange of fire with the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) on Monday evening, and the arrest of Naxal leader BG Krishnamurthy (50) in 2021 by the Kerala police,

In a significant operation, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) shot dead notorious Naxal leader Vikram Gowda during a combing operation near Eedu village in Karkala taluk. Gowda, a key figure in Naxalite activities for over 20 years in southern India,

Vikram Gowda, a key Naxal leader who had been absconding for over two decades, was shot dead during an encounter with the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) in the Western Ghats on Monday. The incident occurred during a police operation to apprehend Naxal operatives in the region.

In a significant development, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) of the Karnataka Police neutralised Vikram Gowda, a fugitive Naxal leader, during a gunfight in the Kabbinale forest of Udupi district late Monday.

He is an accused in the murder of Sadashiva Gowda who Maoists suspected to be a police informer. Sadashiva was kidnapped and murdered near Kabbinale in Hebri on December 19, 2011.

In a significant breakthrough, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) of Karnataka Police neutralised Vikram Gowda, a fugitive Naxal leader, in a late-night encounter on Monday in the Kabbinale forest region of Udupi district.

Udupi: In a major breakthrough for anti-Naxal operations, Vikram Gowda, alias Srikanth (46), Karnataka’s most wanted Naxal leader, was killed in an encounter with the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF)

On November 17, 2003, Naxalites Parvati and Hajima were killed in an encounter in Balyoṭṭu, Eedu village of Karkala taluk. On October 21, 2004, naxalites fatally assaulted Chandrakanth, a farmer from Hemmige near Bukadibail, accusing him of being a police informer.

According to police sources, Vikram Gowda was among a group of eight remaining underground Naxals from Karnataka.

Vikram Gowda, Karnataka’s most wanted Naxal leader, was killed in a gunfight with the Anti-Naxal Force in Udupi on8. Gowda, head of the Netravati wing of the Naxal movement, had been evading capture for years and was involved in multiple subversive activities across the state.