Security Forces (SFs) have been deployed in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh and alert have been issued against violent attacks after SFs received inputs indicating large groups of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres 'regrouping' in the area to take advantage of the ongoing lockdown amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), reports PTI on April 7. A senior Police Official said armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist have been reported to be undertaking meetings in the Districts of Jagdalpur, Dantewada, and Sukma of Bastar division. “The concern of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attacks on SFs and others in south Chhattisgarh have increased after multiple inputs received by the agencies suggest that a large group has entered into the area from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and even Nepal. While the CPI-Maoist has called for a unilateral ceasefire in Odisha, no such call has been made in the Chhattisgarh area,” the official added.