Six groups of Naxals are operating in Balaghat and Mandla districts Around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base, prompting the State government to seek deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in the rebel-hit areas, a police official said.
“These security forces are likely to be deployed soon in M.P. s Balaghat and tribal-dominated Mandla districts, which the Naxals have entered,” he said. As per the information provided to us by our sources, around 100 rebels from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have entered Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base in the region, the official said.
MP govt seeks deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in Naxal-hit areas
According to police, around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base.
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Balaghat: Around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base, prompting the state government to seek deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in the rebel-hit areas, a police official said.
These security forces are likely to be deployed soon in MP’s Balaghat and tribal-dominated Mandla districts, which the Naxals have entered, he said.
About 100 Naxals sneaked into MP from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra in recent months: Police PTI
Balaghat: Around 100 Naxals from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base, prompting the state government to seek deployment of six companies of paramilitary forces in the rebel-hit areas, a police official said.
These security forces are likely to be deployed soon in MP’s Balaghat and tribal-dominated Mandla districts, which the Naxals have entered, he said.
“As per the information provided to us by our sources, around 100 rebels from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have entered Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base in the region,” the official said.
Six dalams (groups) of Naxals are operating in Balaghat and Mandla districts. Of these, Khatia Mocha Dalam in Mandla came up last year, he said, adding that Mandla and Balaghat share a long border.