CRPF set to deploy new recruits in Naxal areas

The Central Reserve Police Force will deploy around 4,000 constables recruited recently in areas affected by the Left Wing Extremism. As many as 212 officers in the rank of assistant commandants who have been freshly inducted into the force will also be sent to Maoist affected areas.

The CRPF along with the Chhattisgarh Police is all set to launch a major offensive against Maoists in the next six months, officials said.

New CRPF Director General Pranay Sahay who visited four remote areas in Chhattisgarh — Narayanpur, Sukma, Bijapur and Dantewada — that are Naxal hotbeds, said he has asked his men to step up the operations in the state.

"The new plan of redeployment in the state is under review. All the new recruits will be sent to the LWE areas first. They all are well trained and will be passing out next month. We have decided to step up the operations against the Maoists in the next six months," he said.

The CRPF top brass in Chhattisgarh also held a meeting with Chief Minister Raman Singh and asked him to enhance the role of the state police in the operations.

"We have asked for more participation from the state police forces in these areas. We even met the Director General of Chhattisgarh Police and asked him to provide more manpower to work with our force," Sahay said.

CRPF is the largest force present in Maoist affected states, with around 80,000 of its personnel deployed in LWE affected areas across the country.

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