THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the controversy regarding the Attapadi Maoist encounter is heating up, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan came up lashing out against reports which claimed the encounter to be a fake one.

According to the CM, while some are unhappy with the police not getting hurt during the encounter, others are comparing the encounter with the fake encounters in Gujarat. He also added that the ‘Thurderbolt’ team fired at Maoists in defence and it was the Maoists who fired at them first.

“The Maoists had foreign-made AK 47 rifles with them. This isn’t something that needs to be discussed after halting the Assembly. Losing human life is a sad thing. Maoists weaken the democratic functioning and it is the responsibility of the government to stop them”, CM said.

The CM also said there will be a check on whether there were any lapses from the police and actions will be taken accordingly.