DGP holds meetings to review anti-Naxal ops in Bastar

In the wake of the landmine blast in Dantewada district in which seven CRPF personnel were killed, Chhattisgarh's special DGP (anti-Naxal operations) D M Awasthi today visited the Bastar region to review counter-insurgency operations.
The special Director General of Police visited Dantewada and Narayanpur districts where he held meetings with senior officials of Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
"The counter-insurgency operations for the next three months were thoroughly discussed during today's visit. During April, May and June, Maoists usually step up their activities and therefore the strategies to take on them was devised and discussed," Awasthi told reporters later.

Success and shortcomings of the anti-Naxal operations conducted in Bastar region since January were also reviewed, he added.
On the March 30 landmine attack, the DGP said Dantewada Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap will conduct the probe.
"Whenever any blast or ambush occurs, some large-scale conspiracy exists behind it. Dantewada SP has been asked to probe the incident. Apart from that, the incident is also being probed from several other angles," Awasthi said.
To a question on CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad's claim that information about the troop movement was leaked (prior to the blast), Awasthi said, "It is a part of the investigation. We cannot come to a conclusion so early.