Superintendent of police Bokaro Kartik S on Wednesday at Gomia said the security forces will fight the Maoists to the finish in Jhumra jungle in Bokaro spreading over 50-60 square km, where they have surrounded around 50 ultras, including some top ranking ones.
“They should either surrender or face the bullets. They can't escape as we have deployed troops at all the possible exit points," he told the Pioneer in an interview. The security forces have been engaged in a fierce battle with the rebels in Gomia jungle for the last one week. There have been recently close encounter on January 2, 2019 at Rajberwa forest area and police have claimed to have injured few of the ultras. The Police, however, have denied that they suffered any casualty.
“Intercepted communication among the rebels also show that many of them have suffered serious injuries," said the SP, who has led the troops in the Naxal zone. “Geographical have made our task difficult, but we are determined and not going to leave the area,” the SP said.
The SP said he had inputs that the middle and lower rank Maoists were fed up with the pitched battle with the troops. But the top ranking Maoists, including Mithilesh Mahto Santosh Mahto, Ranvijay Mahto other are still not ready to give up. They would be surrendered and be part of our society .They are not getting adequate food and other essentials. The SP said these Maoists were said to be from Jharkhand and had assembled in the jungle to hold a training camp.
Continuing its efforts to strengthen the police public relations, police would solved their problems with good relationship. The Officer in charge patiently heard the grievances of the peoples and were assured that grievances pertaining to police will sorted out shortly.All Officer-in Charge have been instructed to stop illegal mining and transposition in their jurisdictions or otherwise be ready to face the music. Economic crime will not be tolerated in the area, said SP Bokaro Kartik S.