New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Chhattisgarh Police to preserve the body of top Maoist commander Katha Ramchandra Reddy, who was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Narayanpur district of the state.

The Court ordered this while hearing a petition, alleging that Reddy was killed in a fake encounter. Katha Ramchandra Reddy and Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy were killed in the encounter on September 22. ADVERTISEMENT

The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice A G Masih said the body shall not be buried or cremated till the plea alleging fake encounter and torture is decided by the Chhattisgarh High Court.

“Till such time the high court decides the petition, the body shall not be cremated/buried,” the bench directed as it requested the High Court to ta

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