PALAKKAD: In a recent development, the state police have released video footage of the Maoist encounter in Attapadi. The visulas show the shootout during an inquest. Several policemen can be seen lying on the ground during the encounter.

Meanwhile, the Palakkad Sessions court has ordered not to cremate the bodies of the four Maoists gunned down in the encounter till November 4. The court direction came on the plea filed by the relatives of Karthik and Manivasik killed in the gunbattle.