Captain Haddock ji - It is possible that fringe elements within the Maoist movement could have carried out the heinous act in order to preclude the possible rapprochement between the Maoists and the parties. However I assume the likelihood of that to be low given my understanding of "high" discipline within the Maoists movement. Since Prachanda has publicly given blessings to Babu Ram?s New Delhi initiative mainly because his side-kick Mahara is towing/shadowing his every move, there does not appear to be any major schism within the movement at this time. Of course, I could be wrong in my analysis.