Guwahati, May 23 -- The Coordination Committee for Peace (CCP) has condemned the recent 'encounter' in Narayanpur, which reportedly led to the deaths of over 27 armed rebels, including Basavaraj alias Nambala Keshava Rao, general secretary of the CPI (Maoist).

The CCP has called for an impartial inquiry into the operation, a ceasefire, and the initiation of peace talks between the government and the Maoists.

According to news reports from May 21, the encounter involved the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a force criticized by the CCP for allegedly contravening a Supreme Court order against inducting surrendered Naxalites into anti-Naxal operations. Besides the alleged Maoist casualties, one DRG member was killed and several were injured....