Bhubaneswar, March 24: Terming the killing of three security personnel in Gajapati as “very tragic”, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said it would not have any impact on the impending anti-Maoist operation in the state.
“It will not affect the anti-Maoist joint operation in the state,” Patnaik told reporters here and condemned the killing.
The state police along with CRPF have already launched combing operation in Gajapati district to nab the ultras involved in the incident, he said.
Meanwhile, senior police officials engaged in anti-Maoist operations held meetings with CRPF and BSF officials to chalk out a strategy for an early launch of the operation.
While four battalions (4000 personnel) of CRPF are already deployed in anti-Maoist operation along with Orissa police, four battalions of BSF have already arrived and another is expected, official sources said.
–Agencies