MADURAI: The body of Maoist A Velmuguan, who was shot dead by the Thunderbolts command force of the Kerala police recently, was cremated at Periyakulam in Theni district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday morning.
Velmuguan’s body was brought to his native place E Pudukkottai around 2am. His elder brother and mother A Kannammal accompanied the body.
The final rites that started around 4am amid tight security was over by 6.10am. Around 200 police personnel led by a deputy superintendent of police officer were deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
Close relatives and family members of Velmurugan took part in the final rites which took place at Periyakulam municipality cremation ground.
A Thunderbolt team spotted Maoists consisting of five - six people in Padinjarathara in Wayanad and opened fire killing Velmurugan on the spot.
Velmurugan was arrested in 2007 in connection with arms training in Muruga Malai and procurement of arms. He went underground a few months after he came out of prison. The Tamil Nadu Q branch police and police in other states were searching for him in connection with various cases.