in june 2016, madkam hidme, an adivasi woman from the sukma district, was found dead with multiple injuries, allegedly in a naxal uniform and a gun next to her.  the police held that that she was a member of naxal platoon 8 where she was killed in a police encounter. her family members said that hidme was dragged out of her home by men dressed in police uniforms and beaten up by them.  hidme’s mother was apparently hit until she was knocked out. hidme’s body was returned under plastic, hours later, and reportedly displayed signs of a brutal rape. a protest took place outside the chhattisgarh tourism board office in the city of kolkata, where activists demanded justice. hidme’s mum also filed a petition with the chhattisgarh high court pushing for an inquiry into the case. the court finally ordered the exhumation of the victim’s body, which was apparently buried with salt and sand to conceal evidence of the torture inflicted.