The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chhattisgarh police to preserve the body of top Maoist commander Katha Ramchandra Reddy , who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Narayanpur district on September 22.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih ordered that the body shall not be buried or cremated until the Chhattisgarh High Court decides on a plea alleging torture and a staged encounter. “Till such time the high court decides the petition, the body shall not be cremated/buried,” the bench stated, while requesting the high court to urgently hear the case upon reopening after the Durga Puja vacation.

The court clarified that it was leaving all contentions open and refrained from making any observations on the merits of the allegations.

The petition was filed by

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