Central forces on Thursday began their operations
To flush out Maoists from villages in Lalgarh during West Bengal. Fifty villages in and
Around Lalgarh into West Midnapore district have been captured and declared a ‘free zone’ by Maoists.
Setting up their base camps around Lalgarh, central forces along with state police began closing here on Lalgarh early on Thursday morning. Four to five base camps at strategic locations have been set up with the objective not to concede any more areas to the Maoists. Maoists have formed a three-tier human shield with women and children in the vanguard, men behind them also armed naxals forming the rearguard, according to a senior police official. Sources say the forces want to minimize casualties and will thus move slowly.
Conceding to pressure from the centre the state government had ordered the police to lead the operation with assistance from the central forces. Five companies of CRPF and 8 companies of BSF will help the state police into this operation. The elite Cobra force is also on standby.
To flush out Maoists from villages in Lalgarh during West Bengal. Fifty villages in and
Around Lalgarh into West Midnapore district have been captured and declared a ‘free zone’ by Maoists.
Setting up their base camps around Lalgarh, central forces along with state police began closing here on Lalgarh early on Thursday morning. Four to five base camps at strategic locations have been set up with the objective not to concede any more areas to the Maoists. Maoists have formed a three-tier human shield with women and children in the vanguard, men behind them also armed naxals forming the rearguard, according to a senior police official. Sources say the forces want to minimize casualties and will thus move slowly.
Conceding to pressure from the centre the state government had ordered the police to lead the operation with assistance from the central forces. Five companies of CRPF and 8 companies of BSF will help the state police into this operation. The elite Cobra force is also on standby.
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