Vital information regarding movement of Maoists was shared between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh police at a meeting here on Friday. Discussions with senior police officials of Andhra Pradesh on anti-Maoist operations were fruitful, said Odisha DGP Dr RP Sharma after the meeting of an Inter-State coordination meeting on Leftwing Eextremism (LWE).
A wide range of issues including anti-LWE operations in the inter-State border, intelligence collection and sharing, tactical deployment of security forces along the borders and such other issues were discussed in the meeting.
Both sides discussed the emerging LWE scenario in the inter-State border following the recent developments in the bordering areas.
The meeting focused on enhancing the inter-State coordination and cooperation, particularly conducting joint operations in the core areas like the cutoff area to effectively combat and contain the LWE menace.
The meeting also deliberated on the development and infrastructure initiatives to be undertaken in mutual consultation.
Andhra Pradesh DGP RP Thakur and many senior police officers of both the States were present.