The person killed was a tribal youth, identified as Balakrishnan (26) of Kattunayka tribal community. He was a resident of Erattukundu Colony in Attamala. The incident occurred under Meppadi police station area of Wayanad on Tuesday night.
During his talk with the tribal youth, the Interior Minister said that there are many opportunities available to the members of the tribal communities today, but Naxalism creates hurdles on the way to a bright future for the youth.
The Congress also demanded that the property of the accused be demolished like the similar action taken by the state government in other cases.
Opposition Congress claimed that the accused was linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The ruling party, however, denied the allegation.
The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and Intel Technology India Private Limited have inked a MoU for promotion of literacy among tribal youth and out-of-school children, sustainable development practices among teachers and innovation among students.