<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala police's anti-naxal squad has stepped up vigil at the forest areas of Wayanad following the detection of explosives at Thalappuzha region on Tuesday. </p><p>The incident was suspected to be part of retaliation for the killing of CPI (Maoist) activists in earlier encounters.</p><p>Sources said that searches were being carried out in the region to detect the presence of more land mines or other explosives. </p>.Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence. <p>Explosive was found on Tuesday at a path that the anti-naxal commandos often take. Hence the police have taken the incident with utmost seriousness. </p><p>A team of senior police officers including Wayanad district police chief T Narayanan visited the spot on Wednesday and reviewed the situations.</p><p>In November last couple of CPI (Maoists) reportedly suffered serious injuries in an encounter with anti-naxal squads in the nearby forest areas. Later posters in the name of CPI (Maoists) had appeared stating that Kavitha alias Lakshmi was 'murdered' and there would be 'strong retaliation'. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala police's anti-naxal squad has stepped up vigil at the forest areas of Wayanad following the detection of explosives at Thalappuzha region on Tuesday. </p><p>The incident was suspected to be part of retaliation for the killing of CPI (Maoist) activists in earlier encounters.</p><p>Sources said that searches were being carried out in the region to detect the presence of more land mines or other explosives. </p>.Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence. <p>Explosive was found on Tuesday at a path that the anti-naxal commandos often take. Hence the police have taken the incident with utmost seriousness. </p><p>A team of senior police officers including Wayanad district police chief T Narayanan visited the spot on Wednesday and reviewed the situations.</p><p>In November last couple of CPI (Maoists) reportedly suffered serious injuries in an encounter with anti-naxal squads in the nearby forest areas. Later posters in the name of CPI (Maoists) had appeared stating that Kavitha alias Lakshmi was 'murdered' and there would be 'strong retaliation'. </p>