Maoist leader Vikram Gowda killed in exchange of fire with ANF in Udupi district, Karnataka.

18-year-old girl found dead in Tukkuguda on Hyderabad outskirts, boyfriend confesses to murder, leading to arrests of three suspects.

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.

Intensified police patrols in Kerala force senior Naxal commander Vikram Gowda to flee to Karnataka, leading to arrests and setbacks.

Kerala Police uncover murder of missing woman Vijayalakshmi, buried by Jayachandran near his house in Alappuzha, Kerala.

Theni police arrest two burglars, recover 704 grams of gold from six cases, ensuring 100% recovery.

Tambaram City Police conduct searches at history-sheeter's house, uncovering incriminating documents related to illegal activities.

Vikram Gowda, killed in an alleged encounter with the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) commandos late on Monday night, was a class 4 dropout from the tribal Malekudiya community, who grew to be a prominent Maoist leader. He was wanted by the security agencies for 22 years and has over 114 cases pending against him in Karnataka and Kerala. 

A group of around eight known Maoists, six of them hailing from Karnataka, had moved back to the Karnataka earlier this year from the Wayanad-Kannur belt in Kerala, sources in the security establishment now suspect.