The Thalassery Sessions Court in Kannur District of Kerala on November 22 extended the custody of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader B.G. Krishnamurthy aka BGK till November 29, reports The Hindu. Krishnamurthy, who hails from Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka, is reportedly a ‘central committee, CC’ member and ‘secretary’ of the Western Ghat Zonal Committee (WGZC), and has been in the custody of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for the past one week. When the Maoist leader was produced in court, the ATS demanded his custody for a few more days to question him further and gather evidence. The court allowed the plea. Krishnamurthy was earlier taken into custody by the ATS in connection with an incident which took place within the limits of the Karikottakari Police Station in Kannur District in March 2017. He is accused of barging into a house in Karikottakari with a gun, taking food items and distributing Maoist propaganda material, and was charged with acting against the national interest. Krishnamurthy is the first accused in the case, and was arrested on November 9 by an ATS near Madhur Forest check post on the Sultan Bathery-Gundalpet road in Wayanad District. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the incident on November 10.