Security tightened as Naxals sneak into MP district

Security has been tightened in Madhya Pradesh8217;s Balaghat district following intelligence inputs that around 60-80 ultras have sneaked in from Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh,a senior police officer said on Sunday. 8220;Some Naxal movement has been reported in the district and we have intensified night vigil and patrolling in the forested area,8221; Inspector General of Police for Naxal-affected districts,C B Muniraju,told PTI.

Admitting that police had received information that around 60-80 Naxals from the neighbouring states had entered Balaghat,the IG said,8221;We can not take chances. Our anti-Naxal squad Hawk Force and the district police,besides CRPF jawans are on their toes. We are gathering intelligence regarding their movement and objective.8221;

Naxals have reportedly entered Lanji and South Baihar areas of Balaghat from Gadchiroli Maharashatra and Rajnandgaon and other places of Chhattisgarh,he said.

He,however,denied that the Naxals were holding a summer training camp for their cadres of central India in Balaghat.

Meanwhile,a bag containing explosive material,kept beneath a culvert close to a police post,was recovered during a search operation four days back in Balaghat in eastern Madhya Pradesh.