PATNA: Fearing that the Maoists would infiltrate the districts bordering Jharkhand during the Assembly election in the neighbouring state, Bihar Police are making all possible arrangements to keep the Reds at bay.
"This threat is not ruled out and we have asked the superintendents of police of all districts bordering Jharkhand to tighten vigil," said U S Dutt, additional director-general of police (headquarters), on Tuesday. The state will become more vulnerable in the coming weeks as Bihar is sending five companies of paramilitary forces to the poll-bound state, he added. A similar threat is suspected by the Jharkhand Police, too, which feels that Maoists from Bihar may enter their territory.
It is apprehended that once security forces launch an offensive against the Maoists in Jharkhand during the polls, the latter will escape and take shelter in the bordering areas of Bihar. Almost all districts of Jharkhand are badly affected by the Maoists.
The districts where the Maoists are expected to hide in are Nawada, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui and Banka. And, needless to say, all these districts are Maoist strongholds.
Police are quite concerned and has become extra alert following the recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Patna in the last three days. "We are making extra arrangements to deal with any eventuality," Dutt asserted.
Intelligence sources suspect that the explosives were likely to be used to blow up Beur jail and the consignment of ammunition was to be smuggled to Jharkhand. They added that the Maoists had targeted the prison in order to ensure the release of their senior comrades like they did in the Jehanabad district jail during the Bihar Assembly election in 2005.
It is apprehended that the Maoists may intensify their activities against police in the coming days. A police station in Gaurichak, feared to be targeted by the extremists, has been shifted hastily. Other such high-risk police stations and likely to be shifted soon are Sigauri and Punpun in Patna district and Kalpa in Jehanabad.
"We will do whatever we can to prevent any Maoist attack and violence," said Dutt. However, he denied that the state has asked for more paramilitary forces from the Centre to take on the Naxalites.
"This threat is not ruled out and we have asked the superintendents of police of all districts bordering Jharkhand to tighten vigil," said U S Dutt, additional director-general of police (headquarters), on Tuesday. The state will become more vulnerable in the coming weeks as Bihar is sending five companies of paramilitary forces to the poll-bound state, he added. A similar threat is suspected by the Jharkhand Police, too, which feels that Maoists from Bihar may enter their territory.
It is apprehended that once security forces launch an offensive against the Maoists in Jharkhand during the polls, the latter will escape and take shelter in the bordering areas of Bihar. Almost all districts of Jharkhand are badly affected by the Maoists.
The districts where the Maoists are expected to hide in are Nawada, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui and Banka. And, needless to say, all these districts are Maoist strongholds.
Police are quite concerned and has become extra alert following the recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Patna in the last three days. "We are making extra arrangements to deal with any eventuality," Dutt asserted.
Intelligence sources suspect that the explosives were likely to be used to blow up Beur jail and the consignment of ammunition was to be smuggled to Jharkhand. They added that the Maoists had targeted the prison in order to ensure the release of their senior comrades like they did in the Jehanabad district jail during the Bihar Assembly election in 2005.
It is apprehended that the Maoists may intensify their activities against police in the coming days. A police station in Gaurichak, feared to be targeted by the extremists, has been shifted hastily. Other such high-risk police stations and likely to be shifted soon are Sigauri and Punpun in Patna district and Kalpa in Jehanabad.
"We will do whatever we can to prevent any Maoist attack and violence," said Dutt. However, he denied that the state has asked for more paramilitary forces from the Centre to take on the Naxalites.
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