A 36-year-old expert in planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Mahesh Korsa was among 3 Maoists killed in a police encounter in Chhattisgarh. Korsa was involved in attacks that killed 25 security personnel in 2017, 17 in 2020 and 22 in 2021 among many others. Korsa's name had become "a synonym for violent activities" of Maoists for police, Indian Express reported.