Mangalore: Slain Naxalite from Raichur?

TOI

Mangalore, 08 Sep 2012: The Naxalite, who was gunned down at an exchange of fire at Bilinele in Cheru forest area of Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, is assumed to be Yellappa alias Dinakar, aged between 35 and 40 years, hailing from Manvi Taluk of Raichur District.

 

Alok Kumar, inspector general of police (ANF) told that he was tentatively identified as Yellappa alias Dinakar after receiving inputs from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu police. "We had circulated the deceased person’s photograph and this was the input we got. Yellappa, was supposed to be an area committee member of the Left extremist group,’’ Alok said.

 

IGP (Western Range) Pratap Reddy said, "We don’t have any independent confirmation or any word from the family members of the deceased. We have the inputs and we are trying to verify it."

 

Alok said Yellappa was not on ANF radar as his area of operations was not Malnad region. He has been active since 2004 and he may have come here as a trainer to help local Naxalites.

 

Alok said that he had asked the Raichur SP to verify with relatives of a person identified as Jayanna alias Mahesh from Manvi Taluk, who is also a Naxalaite and related to Yellappa alias Dinakar. ``Jayanna was instrumental in introducing Yellappa to Naxal ideology,’’ Alok said.

 

However, Raichur superintendent of police SB Bisnalli said that there is no person resembling the deceased in Manvi taluk. ``Since morning we have been visiting villages in the taluk, especially Kurudi and Aroli. None of the villagers here have identified him,’’ the SP said.

 

"We have also doubts on one person named Dinakar. He is suspected to be in Bangalore,’’ added the SP.