Berhampur (Orissa), December 27: Alert was sounded in three southern Orissa districts today in view of tomorrow’s bandh call by Maoists in protest against alleged police excess against tribals in the districts.
“We have alerted security forces in vulnerable areas of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts in view of the bandh call given by the Naxalites”, DIG (Southern range) R K Sharma said here.
He said additional security forces deployed in Gajapati and Kandhamal districts for Christmas would remain there till New Year celebration.
At least 20 platoons of police force was deployed in Kandhamal and six platoons of Orissa Special Armed Police and two companies of Central Reserve Police Forces deployed in Gajapati district.
Maoists gave the shutdown call in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts in protest against the police clampdown and the charge was supported by other Naxal groups.
–Agencies