ANF more relevant now: Praveen Sood

Mr. Sood, who was in Mangaluru for a review meeting, said that there are Maoists who are still underground.

With the recent government action against Maoist activists across the country, including the arrest of B.G. Krishnamoorthy and Savitri, who were wanted in several cases in the State, the Anti Naxal Force is more relevant now, Director-General and Inspector-General of Police Praveen Sood has said.

Talking to The Hindu here on Sunday, Mr. Sood, who was in Mangaluru for a review meeting, said that there are Maoists who are still underground. “With the recent action, there is likely to be frustration among those who are underground. The ANF is more relevant now. We will continue our action against these extremist Maoist activists,” he said.

More focus, Mr. Sood said, will be on tri-junction areas bordering Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Police out-posts are being set up in areas such as Kutta in Kodagu district and Beechanahalli in Heggadadevanakote taluk of Mysuru district. Living conditions in the ANF camps are being improved to meet the prevailing COVID-19 norms, he said.