Top J’khand and CRPF officers meet to take stock of anti-Maoist operations

The chiefs of the Central Reserve Police Force and Jharkhand police met in Ranchi on Saturday to review the ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the state, less than a week after five top insurgent leaders, who collectively carried a reward of ₹60 lakh on their heads, were killed in a gunfight with security forces. The chiefs of the CRPF and Jharkhand police met in Ranchi on Saturday to review the ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the state Director general Sujay Thaosen and other CRPF officers held a formal meeting with Jharkhand director general of police Ajay Singh to discuss the framework of the ongoing anti-Maoist operation and current scenario of Maoism in the state, officials aware of the meeting said on condition of anonymity. On Monday, five top Maoists, including two Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee members, were gunned down in a shoot out with security forces in Grahe forest of Chatra district in Jharkhand. “The strategy to continue providing security for the ongoing construction of at least 10 important roads in West Singhbhum and Latehar was also discussed in the meeting.” “The significant success in the bordering area has broken the back of Maoists,” CRPF spokesperson said.