Security tightened in forested border region
The Hindu
Local police, CRPF intensify joint combing operations in fringe areas
The district police tightened vigil along all the forest routes, including ferry points in Bhadrachalam Agency, in the wake of the major ambush by Maoists on security forces that left at least 22 security personnel dead in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday. The incident, considered as one of the worst Maoist attacks in their strongholds in the neighbouring State, spurred additional surveillance measures in the forested border region of Bhadrachalam Agency. Vigil has been mounted along all the forest routes leading to Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar division in Charla and Dummugudem mandals, which share a porous border with Bijapur and Sukma districts, sources said.More Related News