'Operation Hand Shake' by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to smoke out guerrillas, dismantle Abujmarh

Published On : 2024-11-22T10:33:40+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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Drones, bomb squads and advanced surveillance systems will be used. The operation will cover 5,000 sq km of dense forest. Central paramilitary forces and local forces will participate.GADCHIROLI:Security forces from Maharashtra'sGadchiroliandChhattisgarh's Narayanpur and

Around 50 joint operations have taken place this year but the final onslaught on the Maoist headquarters would begin immediately after dust settles on Maharashtra elections. High-flying sophisticated drones, special bomb detection and disposal squads, advanced technology-based surveillance systems and weapons

Security forces including a substantial portion of Central paramilitary forces and home-grown forces like district reserve guards (DRG) of Chhattisgarh and C-60 commandos of Gadchiroli are set to storm the 2,000sqkm of Indravati National Parkforests and another 3,000 sqkm of inhospitable terrain leading to Abujmarh hills.

‘Op blueprint drawn by central paramilitary forces’

Senior officials said the blueprint of Operation Hand Shake was hammered out by central paramilitary forces. “These forces would conduct area domination exercises along borders of both states, cross state borders to meet their counterparts and jointly conduct raids to flush out guerrillas

According to an official commandos from both Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra would conduct area dominations and simultaneously share intelligence inputs. Sources said Abujmarh serves as the resting and transit point for the Maoist apex body of Central Committee members, state and military commission and meeting place for top guerrillas to chalk out strategies

The two states would jointly conduct input-based operations into unchartered zones which had so far remained a liberated zone of Maoists. In the last operations from the Chhattisgarh side five Maoists were neutralized that included four from Gadchiroli division’s supply and logistics team and another senior Bastar-based woman cadre from Dan

Senior officers of the ranks of the director general of police of respective states central paramilitary forces and additional DG operations will be involved sources said. Senior officials are expected to camp in Kanker Bastar Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra for planning, coordination and


Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles


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Drones, bomb squads and advanced surveillance systems will be used. The operation will cover 5,000 sq km of dense forest. Central paramilitary forces and local forces will participate.GADCHIROLI:Se