The Jharkhand Police have significantly enhanced security across the state, deploying armed forces at sensitive locations and along transport corridors, following the proscribed CPI (Maoist) announcement of a ‘resistance week’ from Wednesday and a call for a bandh (strike) on October 15, a senior officer confirmed.
Inspector General (Operations) Michael Raj told the media that extensive resources have been mobilised to ensure safety during the week-long protest and strike. This deployment includes 12 battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 20 groups drawn from the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) and the India Reserve Battalion (IRB).
Raj said: "We have deployed additional forces at sensitive locations, government offices, and transport corridors, including rail and road networks, to ensure that normal movement is not disrupted."
The police are also geared up to address potential impacts in the districts bordering Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the state police urged the public to disregard rumours and carry on with their daily activities without fear. Raj assured continuous vigilance, advising citizens facing any trouble to "immediately inform the authorities" for protection and support.
Police sources indicated that continuous combing and search operations, alongside recent successes in the elimination and surrender of wanted Maoists, have pushed the Left-Wing Extremists (LWE) to the brink. An officer noted that their presence is now largely confined to a few pockets in Saranda forest and in some patches of Latehar and Chatra in Jharkhand.
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