The Centre and the State Governments sounded alert in all the insurgency infested areas of the country in the wake of the a series of Naxal attacks on the security forces in the Chhattisgarh in the recent past that claimed many lives of security personnel.
The Central Government, according to information, has sounded alert in all the Naxal infested States across the country including Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar Andhra Pradesh following sudden spurt in Naxal activities in Chhattisgarh State.
Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh Government too, has sounded alert in as many as 10 districts including Jagdalpur, Bijapur, Sukma, Kanker and Raigarh in view of the recent attacks on the security forces.
Confirming this, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Praful Thakur said the Union Home Ministry sounded alerts in all the Naxal infested States and directed them to work together to face the challenges from the rebels.
The alert, he said, was issued to prevent the Maoists from crossing over to other States for cover after committing the crime in a State. Simultaneously, he said, the State Government too sounded alert in 10 districts including Bijapur, Sukma, Kanker and Jagdalpur as they used to use the forest cover in these districts as their escape route besides committing offences in them.
Police, he said, intensified their search operations in these areas along with strengthening the force in sensitive areas as well.