Maoists have called a two-day bandh in Jharkhand and Bihar in protest against the death of Zonal Commander Ramchandra Maho alias Chirag, starting from Monday. State police headquarters has alerted the district police department, instructing them to be on their toes to check any advances from the extremists.
“We are expecting Maoists to be more active in districts along the Jharkhand-Bihar border during the bandh. Although on the safe side, we have alerted police forces across the state. Police forces in districts have been asked to be vigilant for the duration of the bandh,” stated SN Pradhan, Additional Director General of Police (Operations).
Chirag, notorious in Jharkhand and Bihar, was killed in an encounter with police on January 29.