The Director Generals of Police (DGPs) of Maoist affected states on Monday took part in an inter-state online meeting and decided to forge an effective anti-Maoist strategy during the Covid crisis.
In the virtual conference, Chhattisgarh's D.M. Awasthi, Maharashtra's S.K. Jaiswal, Andhra Pradesh's D. Gautam Savang, Telangana's Mahendra Reddy, Bihar's Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, Jharkhand's S.V. Rao, Odisha's Abhay and West Bengal's Niraj Kumar Singh took part.
The DGPs reviewed the progress made by the states on the anti-Naxalite front and the difficulties and challenges before the security forces due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an official statement said.
The DGPs agreed to carry out joint inter-state special operations to flush out the Maoists, it said.
The top DGPs also agreed to curb the movement of criminals, Maoists, drug dealers and weapons smugglers with joint operations.
They further agreed to organize regular such meetings every month. It will increase coordination and effectiveness in operations, the press release added.