Even as the Chattisgarh Government and the security forces in the State were trying to recover from the shock of Maoist’s attack in Sukma leaving 25 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force dead, police in Andhra Pradesh has gone on a high alert on State’s borders with Odisha.
The police and the Greyhound Forces have launched combing operations in the forest areas and were also searching all the vehicles moving from Visakhatapatanam towards Odisha border.
Elected representatives have also been warned against entering the remote areas or travelling without prior information to the police. Patrolling was also intensified in the interior areas like Sileru and Dokarai in Visakhapatanam district.
The State Director General of Police K Sambasvia Rao during a recent visit to Visakhapatanam had said that there was a warning of possible attack by the Maoists. Within three days’ of his statement, the CPI Maoist carried out a massive and well organized guerilla attack on the CRPF jawans.
The intelligence agencies have warned that after the recent encounter at Ramaguda on AP-Odisha border killing a large number of Maoist leaders and cadres, there was a possibility of a revenge attack by the left wing extremists. Reports had indicated that following the encounter many leaders and cadres of Maoists had gathered and regrouped in Chattisgarh.
In view of the warnings and the increasing activities of the Maoists, the authorities had stopped the road laying works in the remote areas to avoid any loss of life or property.
Intelligence agencies in AP estimate that 350 to 400 Maoists might have participated in Tuesday’s attack on CRPF men and they were likely to cross in to Andhra region. As they have also taken away a large number of weapons and the explosives from the CRPF, the intelligence agencies have also warned that Maoists may carry out more such attacks in the days to come.