Amid speculations over the recent killings of four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Palakkad District of Kerala on October 28-29, the State Police have issued major alert across the State, reports The New Indian Express on October 30. A senior Police Officer said, “Security has been enhanced across the State with more focus being given on intelligence collection. This is an unprecedented situation in the State”. Meanwhile, specific alert has been issued for five northern Districts - Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram and Palakkad. A senior Police Officer from North Zone said the Districts are being closely watched since the movements of the Maoists have been reported more frequently in these Districts. Out of the five districts, Palakkad, Malappuram and Wayanad have been declared as LWE(Left Wing Extremist)-affected Districts by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). In the recent report of MHA, 90 Districts in 11 States have been declared LWE-affected areas.