Jharkhand's Maoist Stronghold For 3 Decades Now Under Police Control
NDTV
Under the 'Operation Octopus' on September 4-5 of this month, a large number of bunkers of Maoists were captured.
Budha Pahar, a Maoist stronghold for past three decades on the border of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, has almost been freed from the extremists, claimed Jharkhand police on Sunday.
Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Neeraj Sinha along with his team reached the well-known hill, which has been 'safe hideout' for top Maoists leaders for decades, on Sunday, an official statement said.
Security forces have been making efforts to take control of the region for years but they had to suffer a lot during the operation. The Maoists had planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on every road leading up to the hill.
"For the past one year, a strategic joint operation by the security forces especially the 'Operation Octopus' finally proved effective and the hill now almost made free from the Maoists," the release said.
