Maoists to launch a major offensive against forces: Police
RANCHI: The Communist Party of India (Maoist) is going to launch a major offensive against security forces in Jharkhand to regain the lost ground in the state, police sources claim.
Intelligence inputs available with Jharkhand Police suggest that the central leadership of Maoists have asked their men operating in the state to launch a massive attack in Palamu and Singhbhum which once used to be their bastion. There have been two major attacks by Maoists in the last two months killing 24 security personnel.
Jharkhand Inspector General (IG) RK Mallik confirmed that the intelligence inputs.
"In the last one year we have uprooted Maoists from their bastions, Saranda jungle in West Singhbhum and Sarju region in Latehar. The two places were like their regional headquarters and after regular operations we have almost flushed them out. To regain the lost ground the central leaders of the rebels have asked the members to be on a major offensive," said Mallik adding that the security forces were ready to meet the challenge. The commanding officers of all the Maoist hit areas have been alerted, he added.
The IG said that it was a decisive point in the anti-Maoist operations and the security forces were not going to let the Maoists live in peace. "We are against the policy of live and let live in this regard. This is evident from the number of Maoist related incidents in the state in the last three years. In 2011 there were 512 Maoist incidents, a marginal increase from 496 in 2010. This reaffirms our policy of hot pursuit against the rebels. Had we followed the theory of peaceful coexistence the number of incidents would have come down," said Mallik.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Maoists-to-launch-a-major-offensive-against-forces-Police/articleshow/11850586.cms
Intelligence inputs available with Jharkhand Police suggest that the central leadership of Maoists have asked their men operating in the state to launch a massive attack in Palamu and Singhbhum which once used to be their bastion. There have been two major attacks by Maoists in the last two months killing 24 security personnel.
Jharkhand Inspector General (IG) RK Mallik confirmed that the intelligence inputs.
"In the last one year we have uprooted Maoists from their bastions, Saranda jungle in West Singhbhum and Sarju region in Latehar. The two places were like their regional headquarters and after regular operations we have almost flushed them out. To regain the lost ground the central leaders of the rebels have asked the members to be on a major offensive," said Mallik adding that the security forces were ready to meet the challenge. The commanding officers of all the Maoist hit areas have been alerted, he added.
The IG said that it was a decisive point in the anti-Maoist operations and the security forces were not going to let the Maoists live in peace. "We are against the policy of live and let live in this regard. This is evident from the number of Maoist related incidents in the state in the last three years. In 2011 there were 512 Maoist incidents, a marginal increase from 496 in 2010. This reaffirms our policy of hot pursuit against the rebels. Had we followed the theory of peaceful coexistence the number of incidents would have come down," said Mallik.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Maoists-to-launch-a-major-offensive-against-forces-Police/articleshow/11850586.cms
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