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Security beefed up in Jharkhand to counter Maoist threat |
People of Jharkhand's
Palamu district said that they feel more secure after more police stations were
opened and more frequent patrolling to combat Maoists. In the past six months
authorities have opened up three OPs (outer posts) in the Palamu district alone
especially in Pipara, Kishanpur, Nava villages. A police station was also set
up in the Ramgarh village recently. "This Ramgarh police station was opened recently.
We go for regular police patrol in the villages. Villagers are much happier now.
Earlier they were very scared and now if they have any problem they are not hesitant
to approach us," said N Kujur, sub-inspector, Ramgarh police station. Vinod, a
villager in Ramgarh said he felt happy as people were coming forward to take part
in development activities. "Earlier people were very scared. They were hesitant
to take part in any development work for the village. Now villagers are very happy.
It is nice to see that village is developing. Specially after opening of police
station in the village, we are relived," said Vinod. India is battling Maoists
across eastern, central and southern India, an insurgency that Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh has described as the biggest internal security challenge since
independence. The government of India formally been labelled Maoists as a terrorist
group which gives security forces more enforcement powers. |
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