After the Ralegada incident in Koraput district, in which four BSF jawans were killed and two injured by the Maoist landmine blast on the National Highway-26, Director General of Police Prakash Mishra paid his second time visit to the district to review the situation on Monday.
Addressing a review meeting at Koraput, Mishra stressed the need of carrying out of developmental works in the Maoist-infested areas. Adequate numbers of Central force and police personnel would be deployed in these areas, he said.
Combing operations would also be intensified and security would be tightened in the Maoist-prone areas and the police are ready to face any kind of untoward situation during their operations, Mishra said.
Mishra was accompanied by Home Secretary Vipin Kumar Saxena and IG (Operation) Soumendra Priyadarshi. At the review meeting, among others, DIG (SW) S Debadatta Singh, district Collector Sachin R Jadhav, Nabarangapur Collector Yamini Sarangi, Rayagada Collector Sashi Bhusan Padhy, Malkangiri Collector Muthu Kumar and SPs of the undivided Koraput district Awinash Kumar, Rajesh Pandit, Anirudh Singh and Brajesh Kumar Ray were present.