How Police Forces coordinate to combat Maoists?

Maoists Block CRPF Supplies, Police Drags Its Feet
Sumir Kaul/Raipur May 02, 2010

Nearly a month after the Dantewada strike, the battle for CRPF continues even on other fronts as Chattisgarh Police is believed to have dragged its feet in ensuring safe passage of ration to paramilitary jawans due to heavy Maoist presence, prompting airdropping of supplies.

A camp in Chintalnar comprising two to three companies of 62nd battalion of CRPF, one of which was wiped out by Maoists on April six, have had their supplies airdropped two days back as the state police refused to accompany the paramilitary force in reaching there, official sources said.

Chintalnar was the site of the Naxal attack which killed 76 security personnel.

The Naxal presence in the area was picked up by the security agencies who suggested that Maoists had laid an ambush and were blocking all the supplies to the CRPF camp.

The jawans, virtually facing a blockade, sent messages to its headquarters in Raipur and Dantewada following which a high-level meeting was held.

However, the meeting could not end up in any decision after the CRPF sought protection of state police in ensuring that supplies, which also included anti-malaria drugs and mosquito repellent creams because of coming rainy season, reach the area. State police officials said it was not possible for it to send a road opening party to Chintalnar as heavy presence of Maoists was reported around Errabore.

Pushed to wall, the CRPF was left with no other option than to send the supplies through helicopter which airdropped the items at the camp, the sources said.

Neither the state police nor the para-military force officials were willing to come on record and privately they blamed each other for lack of coordination.
Maoists Block CRPF Supplies, Police Drags Its Feet

Service weapons killed CRPF men: May 1st, 2010
Hyderabad, April 30: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are digging their own grave by selling their weapons to arms dealers.

At least 81 CRPF personnel were killed by Maoists in 2010 till date in the affected districts. In 2009, more than 30 CRPF personnel were killed in Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh.

Apart from snatching the weapons of personnel during attacks, the Maoists are getting sophisticated weapons from arms smugglers.

The sale of weapons in Uttar Pradesh confirms that the CRPF personnel are selling weapons to arms smugglers who are in turn supplying them to Maoists.
Service weapons killed CRPF men

Comment: IPS Officers must be made directly responsible and accountable for arms and ammunition in custody of PMF. How can arms and ammunition be sold to terrorists? It is truly mind boggling. Police reforms are mandatory if our constabulary is to keep our citizens safe. Now the primary task of Police it seems is to guard our Politicians. A great tragedy indeed!