Mangaluru get new DCP Law & Order, Jitendra Kumar is new SP anti-Naxal Squad in Udupi
The state government has issued an official order appointing IPS officer Jitendra Kumar Dayam as the Superintendent of Police (SP) for the Anti-Naxal Squad in Udupi district. Prior to this appointment, Dayam had been awaiting his next posting.
In a related move, Siddharth Goyal, who previously held the position of SP for the Anti-Naxal Unit, has been reassigned to the role of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Law and Order in Mangaluru City
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
