Bhubaneswar: The Pulwama terror strike that killed at least 40 CRPF jawans on Thursday has brought about the Odisha police to take a relook at its safety arrangements in Maoist-affected districts ahead of the general elections.
Keeping in view widespread motion of politicians, safety forces and polling team of workers in the run-up to elections, police have requested the SPs to take adequate security measures.
“We will draw fullproof safety plans for areas suffering from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Security forces in Maoist-hit districts had been recommended to strictly apply the usual running procedures right through their motion. We can even adopt house dominance techniques with the help of central armed police forces in the LWE-affected areas. Coordination with the safety agencies in bordering states like Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh had been reinforced to keep Maoists at bay,” director common of police R P Sharma informed newshounds after meeting with the touring election fee officials right here on Friday.
The Maoists in September remaining yr gunned down two politicians of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh. Police stated the elected representatives are being sensitised to take adequate precautions while visiting Maoist-hit areas. “We keep revising the SOP for safety forces, relying on eventualities. Clear tips have already been issued to make certain that the SOP right through their motion in Maoist areas is duly followed,” Sharma informed the media. Police stated non-public safety officers (PSOs) of MLAs, MPs and ministers had been recommended to tell SPs prematurely relating to their travel plans.
Odisha had witnessed the sensational abduction of former BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka by way of Maoists in Koraput district on March 24, 2012. The Maoists freed Hikaka unharmed on April 26 the same yr. There had been a couple of circumstances the place panchayat representatives had been attacked and killed by way of Maoists in Odisha up to now.
Keeping in view widespread motion of politicians, safety forces and polling team of workers in the run-up to elections, police have requested the SPs to take adequate security measures.
“We will draw fullproof safety plans for areas suffering from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Security forces in Maoist-hit districts had been recommended to strictly apply the usual running procedures right through their motion. We can even adopt house dominance techniques with the help of central armed police forces in the LWE-affected areas. Coordination with the safety agencies in bordering states like Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh had been reinforced to keep Maoists at bay,” director common of police R P Sharma informed newshounds after meeting with the touring election fee officials right here on Friday.
The Maoists in September remaining yr gunned down two politicians of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh. Police stated the elected representatives are being sensitised to take adequate precautions while visiting Maoist-hit areas. “We keep revising the SOP for safety forces, relying on eventualities. Clear tips have already been issued to make certain that the SOP right through their motion in Maoist areas is duly followed,” Sharma informed the media. Police stated non-public safety officers (PSOs) of MLAs, MPs and ministers had been recommended to tell SPs prematurely relating to their travel plans.
Odisha had witnessed the sensational abduction of former BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka by way of Maoists in Koraput district on March 24, 2012. The Maoists freed Hikaka unharmed on April 26 the same yr. There had been a couple of circumstances the place panchayat representatives had been attacked and killed by way of Maoists in Odisha up to now.
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