Hyderabad, May 26 -- The family members of the Maoists from the two Telugu states killed in the encounter with the security forces in Abujhmad forest in Chhattisgarh on May 21, are yet to receive the mortal remains of the deceased.

In a statement to the media on Monday, May 26, civil rights activists of the coordination committee for peace stated that despite the assurances given by the advocate general of Chhattisgarh before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on May 24, 2025, that post-mortem would be completed and the bodies will be handed over to families, the remains continue to be withheld.

"This prolonged delay is causing immense anguish to bereaved families who have travelled long distances to claim the bodies of their loved ones,"...