Amidst the rising Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in Kolhan region in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Rajiv Ranjan Singh presided over a high-level meeting of senior Police officials from Odisha and West Bengal along with Superintendents of Police (SPs) of different Districts to review the law and order situation, reports The Avenue Mail on August 18. According to a Police official, “the meeting was called to frame a strategy to combat rising Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] activities in bordering areas of three States. During the meeting the officials of Police and Paramilitary Forces exchanged information regarding the Naxals movement in areas of concern like and Kiriburu in Kolhan areas with Purulia, Burdwan and West Midnapore Districts in Bengal and also with Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sundargarh Districts in Odisha.”
During the meeting, it was decided to step up vigil in the bordering areas. The officials said that additional check posts would be set in bordering areas to put a check on the movement of ultras. “We have found that the rebels have been active in the bordering areas of Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. They act in one State and easily cross and hide in another State. We have to work together and share intelligence and records of ultras so that they could be flushed out,” said another Police Official.