Newly appointed Special Director General of Police (DGP), anti-Naxal operation and SIB Head DM Awasthi paid courtesy call on Governor Balramji Das Tandon at Raj Bhavan on Thursday.
During the meeting, Awasthi informed the Governor that the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and STF (Special Task Force) are actively searching the dense Naxal-affected areas.
Central Government’s Paramilitary Force, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and SSB are also extending full support for the operations, he informed. Awasthi told that both Central and State forces are making collective efforts to uproot Naxalism from the State completely.
He informed the Governor that in a Naxal encounter that occurred recently in Koelibeda (Kanker) area, a Naxal commander was killed and a few insurgents were injured. In this operation, one BSF trooper named Shahnawar, a resident of Jammu-Kashmir, also got injured.
Awasthi informed that the injured personnel is now out of danger and he is undergoing treatment in hospital. It is noteworthy that Awasthi has recently taken charge as Special DGP, and soon after he visited Naxal-affected areas.
The Governor extended best wishes to Awasthi for his new responsibilities.