20 Mar, 2007
PATNA: The police headquarters decided to withdraw armed homeguards from extremist-hit areas to prevent Maoists' attack on police pickets and loot of arms. An IG rank officer said if the need arises to deploy homeguards in sensitive areas, they would move in mufti, but they will not be deployed in police pickets. The state's DGP, A R Sinha, reviewed the police preparedness on Monday in the wake of Bihar bandh call on Tuesday by the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) to protest the police firing in Nandigram (West Bengal). Apart from Bihar, Maoists have given call for bandh in four other states -- Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhatisgarh. The killing of 55 policemen in the state of Chhatisgarh and recovery of six explosives in Jhajha prior to the Bihar bandh call have caused panic in the police headquarters and express orders were issued on Monday evening to the field formation to provide full-proof protection to the government as well as police establishments. The top brass in the state have also issued specific instructions to take utmost care of the security of the railway tracks and stations in the extremist-hit areas within the state. Moreover, the police are more alert, suspecting Maoists might take revenge of the recent death of one of their area commanders of Konch, Nathun Kahar, in police custody in Gaya district, a police officer said.
PATNA: The police headquarters decided to withdraw armed homeguards from extremist-hit areas to prevent Maoists' attack on police pickets and loot of arms. An IG rank officer said if the need arises to deploy homeguards in sensitive areas, they would move in mufti, but they will not be deployed in police pickets. The state's DGP, A R Sinha, reviewed the police preparedness on Monday in the wake of Bihar bandh call on Tuesday by the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) to protest the police firing in Nandigram (West Bengal). Apart from Bihar, Maoists have given call for bandh in four other states -- Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhatisgarh. The killing of 55 policemen in the state of Chhatisgarh and recovery of six explosives in Jhajha prior to the Bihar bandh call have caused panic in the police headquarters and express orders were issued on Monday evening to the field formation to provide full-proof protection to the government as well as police establishments. The top brass in the state have also issued specific instructions to take utmost care of the security of the railway tracks and stations in the extremist-hit areas within the state. Moreover, the police are more alert, suspecting Maoists might take revenge of the recent death of one of their area commanders of Konch, Nathun Kahar, in police custody in Gaya district, a police officer said.
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