New Delhi, July 26: The orange city of Nagpur appears to be getting tinted red as Maoist elements have begun using it as a potential transit and medical utility hub.
Security agencies were keeping a close watch on this central Indian city in Maharashtra since there were enough indications that Maoists often used it as a transit point to travel to different parts of the country, sources said today.
The orange city’s proximity to Naxal hotbeds of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand could be the reason behind the Maoists often using it as transit point.
Senior Maoist leader Azad, who was killed last month, was reportedly picked up from the Nagpur railway station.
Sources also said there was information that many Naxals have visited Nagpur for treatment and security agencies were keeping a tab on the patients taking medical care in the city’s hospitals.
–Agencies