Police are geared up to meet any threat from Maoists

Hyderabad,  Nov 3 : The police  and the   paramilitary forces in the  state are  fully   geared  up  to  meet  any   kind  of  threat from the Maoists, said  Director  General  of  Police of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Girish  Kumar  here  on Tuesday.Interacting  with  the  media   he  said  the  Maoists  activities  in the Andhra – Orissa   border are intensifying  and  we  are  making  a note of  the   latest developments  there.He advised the Maoists  to  leave  their  guns and  shun  from violence  and  asked them to come  into the  main stream of  life.The Maoists  are losing  the  sympathy  of the  public  because they are resorting  to   violence.

It is better that they  realize  this  mistake and  seek for a peaceful means to fight for  the  cause  of their  ideologies.Referring   to  the police  in general,  the   DGP   asked  the  police to  be courteous  while dealing  with the public  in general. The police should  gain the  confidence of  the public and   dispose  off the  cases  in a dutiful  and responsible  manner.The DGP who  returned after a  visit  from the  Maoist infested areas  recently said  the  call for the two-day bandh given  by   the  Maoists  will not  be  taken lightly.In view  of  the of the call given by the Maoists for a two-day bandh on November 4 and 5 the police  forces in  north Andhra districts have been placed on high alert.

Even  the combing personnel and  the Andhra-Orissa border police stations have been directed to be more vigilant.According  to  police  sources  some 200  suspected  informers of Maoists have  been identified and   they are  being  detained.Sources close to  the  Maoists say  that  they  are eagerly waiting for an opportunity  to  have a go  at the  Andhra Pradesh police. They are on the  job to prove their existence in the state.The MLAs in the Agency areas and the VIPs in the north Andhra region have also been alerted and told not to venture into the Agency areas without informing the police.