Maoists have massively mined Chhattisgarh forests: Police
RAIPUR, May 9: A day after eight paramilitary troopers were killed in a landmine blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a top police official said the guerrillas have massively mined the State’s forested areas and it was difficult to de-mine the vast stretches without the technology required.
“The big problem is we have no technology and resources to de-mine the massive forested pockets. Without taking out landmines it’s literally impossible to go after them freely in thickly forested areas where Maoists are always ready with a booby trap,” Director General of Police (Chhattisgarh) Vishwa Ranjan said on Sunday.
Eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed on Saturday when Maoist guerrillas blew up their vehicle in Bijapur, nearly 480 km south of State capital Raipur. The bullet-proof vehicle was blown up in the Koretal forested stretch. A CRPF personnel and two civilians were injured in the blast.
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