Karnataka: Naxal leader Vikram Gowda gunned down in encounter

In Karnataka's Udupi district, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) killed wanted Naxal leader Vikram Gowda during a late-night operation in the Thingalamakki Peete Bailu forests. Following an encounter with Naxals in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena convened a meeting to discuss future anti-Naxal strategies.