The inviolate core zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) situated in Madhya Pradesh has come under the control of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports Hindustan Times on May 26. The presence and regular movements of armed Maoists in four of the six zones of the KTR have been confirmed, said S.K. Singh, the Reserve’s Field Director. Two tiger reserves, Indravati in Chhattisgarh and Palamu in Jharkhand, are already under Maoist control. To spread their influence to Amarkantak in Anuppur District of Madhya Pradesh through KTR is the plan of CPI-Maoist cadres. Three Police outposts and four battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been planned to deploy in the KTR, said Balaghat, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sameer Saurabh.