Odisha Police to target Modem Balakrishna after successful operation against Chalapathi

BHUBANESWAR : After dealing a body blow to Mainpur-Nuapada division by eliminating central committee member (CCM) Chalapathi, the target of Odisha police would be another CCM and top Maoist leader, Modem Balakrishna.

Police sources said the successful anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Kularighat reserve forest area was indirectly a major blow to the Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division and would seize the opportunity to dismantle it.

The KKBN division members usually navigate through Gariaband-Nuapada region. They use the Gariaband-Nuapada forest route to reach Kalahandi and then move towards Kandhamal and Boudh districts. The red ultras also take the same route to maintain the supply chain of KKBN division.