A recent report of the Union Home Ministry has put Odisha as one of the most Maoist-prone States after Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
The report states that the Odisha police and the Central paramilitary forces had kept a strict vigil on the movements and activities of the red rebels in Bargarh, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Balangir and Nuapada districts in 2013. As many as 11 districts, Angul, Bargarh,
Boudh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nuapada, Rayagada, Sambalpur and Sundargarh, have been included as the Maoist-prone districts from January 1 to June 30, 2014.
During the period, there have been a total of 65 incidences of Maoist violence in these districts in which five Maoists and eight others were killed and 48 Maoists were arrested, the report said.