DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal on Sunday visited Nuapada district and reviewed the preparedness for the upcoming panchayat elections. He also took stock of the Maoist situation in the district.
This was the first visit of Bansal to a Maoist-affected district after taking over charge as the DGP. He held a meeting with top police officials.
Bansal congratulated the police force for its successful operations against the Leftwing extremists (LWE) at the Sunabeda sanctuary along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.
Later, Bansal told eporters, "Adequate police and other security personnel will be provided to the district to conduct the panchayat polls in a smooth manner. Combing operations against the Maoists will be intensified ahead of the polls," he added.
Bansal was accompanied by senior officials from the State police headquarters including Intelligence Director Lalit Das and IG Operations Amitabh Thakur. DIG Anirudha Singh and Nuapada SP Pratyush Diwaker were present.
Later, the DGP went to Kalahandi and took stock of the preparedness for the panchayat elections and the Leftwing extremism situation in the district.