One more cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was shot dead by the Police at Manjakkatty under Attappady Block (administrative unit) in Palakkad District of Kerala on October 29 where three other Maoists were killed on October 28,raising the death toll to four, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist was identified as Manivasagam alias Manivannan from Tamil Nadu. He was the State secretary of CPI-Maoist in Tamil Nadu before the formation of Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee (WGSZC). He was the leader of Bhavani Dalam (armed squad). According to Police sources, the Maoists – who had opened fire at the Police on Monday (October 28) – fled the area but stayed near the encounter spot at night and on Tuesday morning, three of them again opened fire at the Police and revenue Officials when they started inquest proceedings. “The Thunderbolts took cover when Maoists opened fire. One Maoist was killed in the retaliatory firing,” the Police said, adding that the other two managed to escape. One of them was identified as Deepak from Jharkhand, who came to Kerala to train the members of newly-formed guerrilla zone. The identity of the second person could not be ascertained. The Police recovered arms including an assault rifle and documents from the encounter site. Further, the Police clarified that the two Maoists killed on Monday – were not Sreemathi and Suresh as reported earlier, but Rema and Aravind from Tamil Nadu.