Odisha DGP Visits Koraput To Review Maoist Situation

Koraput: Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Bansal visited Koraput and reviewed crime as well as left wing extremism (LWE) situation in the district on Saturday.

During his visit, Bansal held discussion with senior officials of the district Police and Border Security Force (BSF) to take stock of the overall situation.

He was accompanied by Director Intelligence Sanjeeb Panda, IG (Southern Range) Satyabrata Bhoi and SP Kandhamal Shri Suvendhu Patra.

DIG (South West Range) Rajesh Pandit and DIG BSF Shailesh Kumar were also present, sources said.

The DGP gave s number of instructions to the officers on tackling the naxal menace as well as crime and law & order situation.

After the visit, the senior officials led by the DGP returned to Bhubaneswar. BSF and District Police would be following up on the instructions in coordination, the sources added.