After the Maoists’ encounter with security guards on the border between Bijapur and Sukma in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, the police in the state sounded the alarm. Security along interstate borders has been increased and combing operations have been intensified.
Although the exact number of people killed in the encounter is not yet known, officials confirmed that 22 employees from the CRPF, the Command Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed and 30 pine were injured. Several jaws were reported to have disappeared after the encounter, and some Naxals were also killed in the operation.
Soon after the encounter, police intensified combing operations along the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh and Andhra-Odisha (AOB) and AP-Telangana borders to prevent Maoists from entering the state.
Around 500 armed Naxalites, including PLGA cadres and local dalams from the South Bastar Divisional Committee, have reportedly attacked the Combing Party. Following an indication that the injured Naxalites could flee to neighboring states during the operation, we increased vigilance along the borders, ”said a high-ranking police officer The Hindu On Sunday.
Security for VIPs
Security for all VIPs has been tightened and those on the Naxal hit list have been advised not to enter tribal villages in Maoist-hit areas, the official said.
“We have kept our armed forces on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh and AOB borders on high alert. With the help of our colleagues in the neighboring states, instructions were given for the implementation of anti-Naxal operations along the borders, ”said the Director General of the Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang.