By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/MALKANGIRI: Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, DGP Abhay and IGP(Operations) , Amitabh Thakur on Sunday jointly lauded the SOG and BSF Jawans for breaking Red Corridor in State’s Swabhiman Anchal, which houses the hard core outlawed leftwing ultras.
“In a significant development Odisha police & BSF solidly advanced upto Panasput/Gurasetu in Swabhiman anchal and BSF will now maintain a camp here .This happened to be the ideological HQs of the Maoist until recently.People in the area are joyous.Congrats Odisha police & BSF !,” ChiefSecyOdisha tweeted @SecyChief
“A team of BSF ,SOG and IR Bn with DIG BSF n SP Malkangiri reached Gurasetu in Swabhiman Anchal yesterday to set up COB for BSF .With this new BSF COB, people of the area will feel more secure .Congrats to all security forces and their brave soldiers and leaders ,” DGP, Odisha tweeted @DGPOdisha.
Senior IAS officer of Odisha cadre, Arabinda K Padhee Country Director-India, ICRISAT also hailed DGP and IGP(Operations).“Congratulations @odisha_police and @BSF_India! Kudos to the entire team. A secured environment can only usher pace of development in such challenging areas. @DGPOdisha@AMITABHTHAKUR21@spmalkangiri @dm_malkangiri,” Arabinda K Padhee tweeted@arvindpadhee.
“There was a time when Naxals were rampaging in cut off area of Malkangiri. From those dark times to this day, the journey has been very difficult but worth it.Kudos to@odisha_police,@BSF_India & @crpfindia for ushering a new era of peace & development in the area,” senior State cadre IPS officer, Arun Bothra tweeted@arunbothra.