Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, the CRPF Director General, however, admitted that South Bastar remains to be an area of problem.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) claimed on Wednesday that area controlled by Maoists has "shrunk in three states in last two and a half years".
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, the CRPF Director General, however, admitted that South Bastar remains to be an area of problem.
He said, "There is substantial decline in areas controlled by Naxals in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. Disturbance in these areas are very less. Our major concern in South Bastar in Chhattisgarh."
The force faced a deadliest ambush , in which 25 men of the CRPF died in April in Sukma area. It was well-planned massacre carried out by nearly 300 Maoists.
He said that after the attack, the force has changed their strategy to deal with Maoists. "In all ten left wing affected extremism states CRPF is deployed and working in close collaboration with state police forces and other central agencies," he said.
Further he stressed that in last two and half years, there has been an overall reduction in violence and increase in surrenders, apprehensions and neutralization of Maoists. It is a reflection of efficacy of our operations and capacity building measures adopted by the force.
He also said that to deal with Naxals in bastar, CRPF is raising one Bastariyabn comprising of local tribals of south Bastar having good knowledge of local language, terrain and modus operandi of Maoists outfits. "It'll provide tactical advantage to the force in fighting Maoists and also bring the tribals to mainstream," he said.
He said that In last year from July 20, 2016 to July 20, 2017 , the force neutralized 51 Maoists, apprehended 1,111, facilitated 834 surrenders. The force managed to recover 562 arms and 1180 improvised explosive device.
Due to the pressure mounted on the Maoists through sustained operations, 834 Maoists surrendered including the important Maoist leaders Kundan Pahan, Member of Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC), Nakul Yadav, Member of Bihar Regional Committee (BRC), Kanhu Ram Munda, Secretary, Bihar Jharkhand Odisha Border Regional Committee (BJOBRC) and Dimba Pahan, Member of Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC).
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