Police form counter Maoist action teams

Kothagudem: Based on the information provided by the arrested Maoist leader Sujatha, police have formed trained counter teams to deal with the Maoist attacks in the district and across the State.

Briefing the media in Kothagudem on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt revealed that the police on receiving inputs on Maoists’ intentions have collected details and photos of Maoist action teams.

Posters are printed and pasted in all the districts of the Telangana state with the details of the actions teams. Rewards are announced to those who give information of Maoists action teams.

Similarly, trained counter action teams have been formed to arrest the Maoist action teams. Identified the areas where Maoist action teams were moving and provided adequate security to the targeted leaders. Identified the areas where the Maoists planted land mines, booby troops, spike holes and diffusing them with the bomb disposal squads and special forces have been pressed into service to thwart the plans of Maoists.

Sunil Dutt informed that during interrogation Sujatha revealed that important Maoists leaders have recently met under the leadership of Haribhushan. They formed action teams and planned to launch attacks on political leaders coming for the election campaign.

They also planned to attack police parties who are on election duty to create panic and tension in the area. Top Maoist Damodar was made in-charge of the action teams. In the beginning of November, these teams were sent to different areas of the State, she told the police.

"With the information provided by Sujatha it has become easy for the police to apprehend the action teams and to unearth the land mines", Dutt said. He was accompanied by additional SP, D Uday Kumar Reddy.