Odisha police has stepped up security and put the force on high alert in Malkangiri district as Maoists observe Martyrs Week from today.
"Tight security arrangement has been made across the district keeping in view the Maoists's Martyrs' Week," Malkangiri district superintendent of police Jagmohan Meena said adding that the police personnel have been issued advisory to check movement of suspicious persons.
The authorities have stopped operation of government buses in several southen districts including Malkangiri.
This apart, the police have also asked BSF camps and other police troops to stay on alert. Operational teams like special operation groups, district voluntary force, and BSF have jointly intensified the combing operations in the interior areas of the district, SP said.
The district voluntary force formed in 2009 is a special constabulary unit of the Odisha Police and they are primarily used in anti-Maoist operations.
Police have recovered Maoist pamphlets and posters at some places in Malkangiri, Kandhamal and Rayagada districts.
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