A police camp has been set up in Aurangabad district’s Mahulang area to counter Maoist operations and slowly cut off their access to essential items.
The move is part of the police’s strategy to carry out sustained operations against the rebels in forest and hill areas. The camp started functioning from Thursday. Rajesh Bharati, an additional superintendent of police-rank officer, is heading the camp on the Deo-Dhibra border around 100km southwest of Gaya. Senior CRPF and CoBRA officers and personnel, including 600 jawans of district police, CRPF and CoBRA, have been deployed to fight the rebels.
Three camps have been opened in Gaya district — in Lutua under the jurisdiction of Imamganj police station and in Sewra and Chhakarbandha under the jurisdiction of Dumaria police station.
The camps will help check Maoists from escaping to Aurangabad district taking advantage of the forest and hill areas after an attack.
Magadh range deputy inspector-general of police Nayyar Hasnain Khan told The Telegraph: “One company of Cheetah battalion (CoBRA) has been posted at the (Mahulang) camp. Well trained in guerrilla warfare, the jawans are armed with sophisticated firearms. These camps would not only restrict the Maoists but also bring about development in the area and make the people believe that the state machinery is available to listen to their problems. Early in June, Gaya district magistrate Balamurugun D. and senior superintendent of police Ganesh Kumar had visited Sewra and Chhakarbandha and held janata durbars.”