Mamata Banerjee, who is on the second day of her tour of the district, reached Samserganj by helicopter and held a meeting with the families of the victims.

Forces suspect several top Naxal leaders are trapped in the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border area, although some may have managed to flee towards the Telangana side.

An argument between a principal and a librarian escalated into a physical altercation, with both slapping and pulling each other’s hair.