As part of the efforts to put counter narrative to the insurgent groups' ideology, the security agencies in the Northeast, Jammu and Kashmir as also Naxal-hit States have plans to organise question and answer sessions of surrendered ultras including underground guerillas and militants. Videos of such sessions will be prepared by professional agencies and disseminated amongst youth to keep them away from violent ideologies.
In the States facing Naxal violence, the Centre has advised initiation of synergised response at Panchayat, Block and District level for moulding perception of the youth. The States have also been advised to undertake educational tour programmes for youth in such areas, officials in the security agencies said.
The Centre has further advised creation of a databank of people from Naxal areas living outside in cities/towns for studies or jobs, The enlisted persons in the databank will be utilised for carrying back messages of development and other positive information and prevent gullible persons from being attracted to Naxalism. The idea has been proposed to be taken up in ‘mission mode’, they said.
In addition, there is a proposal to constitute a team of five to seven academically-inclined police officials in each of these three theatres of violence to study important cases of convicted, surrendered, reformed terrorists, Naxals and insurgents. Such teams will scientifically analyse the modus operandi used, means of radicalisation/indoctrination and available means of reintegrating them in mainstream society. The police team will also use academicians in such exercises, they further said.
In the Naxal areas, closer coordination between the police stations on inter-State border and joint exercises for 15 days or more is on the anvil,
In order to boost counter-insurgency measures, the Union Home Ministry has advised setting up of separate teams by the State police forces, Central paramilitary forces and Central Police Organisations to review security aspects like weapons, ballistics, uniform, laboratory infrastructure and the like and recommend improvements to be made in in the equipment paraphernalia. The Directors General of these agencies will review the recommendations and send them to the Union Home Ministry.
In depth study of logistic chain of weapons, money and food items among others of the Naxals groups will be carried out and means will be devised to disrupt them, they added.