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With neighbouring West Bengal taking a “soft line against the CPI(Maoist)” for the time being, Jharkhand has recorded low arrest figures in the third quarter of the year which is affecting anti-Naxal operations in the State.
The third quarterly crime figures released by Jharkhand police for the period from July, 2011 to September 2011, suggest that a total of eight arrests were made in three months.
These include five sub-zonal commander-rank rebels and three area commander-rank rebels.
“With anti-Naxal operations suspended in West Bengal, Maoists are taking refuge in the neighbouring State, as a result low quality arrests figures have come up compared to other quarters,” DGP GS Rath said.
Jharkhand police considers arrests of ultras ranked area commander and above as ‘quality arrests’.
In the period July 2010 to September 2010 the total number of ‘quality arrests’ was 16 while in the period April 2011 to June 2011, the total number of quality arrests was at 13.
“Most ultra commanders have fled from the State due to sustained police pressure and have taken refuge in West Bengal or Odisha,” said Rath.
The total number of incidents has also fallen drastically in this quarter and is at 97. In the last quarter the number of incidents was 135. In the third quarter of last year, it was 127.
The DGP added that crime and Maoist cases have both fallen relative to quarters and attributed the low figures to better policing. On the issue of the chopper crash, Rath said that Director General of Civil Aviation is investigating the matter. “The message allegedly sent by Maoist zonal commander Kundan Pahan claiming responsibility of the crash of the Dhruv helicopter last month was a hoax and police are trying to arrest the true culprits,” said Rath.
He added that Jharkhand police currently have no choppers for anti-Naxal operations but hopefully the State will be getting two MI17 helicopters soon as promised by the Central Government. “Despite there being no choppers, the anti-Naxal operations are not being compromised,” Rath said.
On ‘Operation Monsoon’, the DGP said that it was a successful operation and police are now trying to set up a permanent camp in Saranda forests.
“The Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) will be soon opening its headquarters in the area,” he said.
The third quarterly crime figures released by Jharkhand police for the period from July, 2011 to September 2011, suggest that a total of eight arrests were made in three months.
These include five sub-zonal commander-rank rebels and three area commander-rank rebels.
“With anti-Naxal operations suspended in West Bengal, Maoists are taking refuge in the neighbouring State, as a result low quality arrests figures have come up compared to other quarters,” DGP GS Rath said.
Jharkhand police considers arrests of ultras ranked area commander and above as ‘quality arrests’.
In the period July 2010 to September 2010 the total number of ‘quality arrests’ was 16 while in the period April 2011 to June 2011, the total number of quality arrests was at 13.
“Most ultra commanders have fled from the State due to sustained police pressure and have taken refuge in West Bengal or Odisha,” said Rath.
The total number of incidents has also fallen drastically in this quarter and is at 97. In the last quarter the number of incidents was 135. In the third quarter of last year, it was 127.
The DGP added that crime and Maoist cases have both fallen relative to quarters and attributed the low figures to better policing. On the issue of the chopper crash, Rath said that Director General of Civil Aviation is investigating the matter. “The message allegedly sent by Maoist zonal commander Kundan Pahan claiming responsibility of the crash of the Dhruv helicopter last month was a hoax and police are trying to arrest the true culprits,” said Rath.
He added that Jharkhand police currently have no choppers for anti-Naxal operations but hopefully the State will be getting two MI17 helicopters soon as promised by the Central Government. “Despite there being no choppers, the anti-Naxal operations are not being compromised,” Rath said.
On ‘Operation Monsoon’, the DGP said that it was a successful operation and police are now trying to set up a permanent camp in Saranda forests.
“The Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) will be soon opening its headquarters in the area,” he said.
