By U Sudhakar Reddy Police suspect that a major attack by the Maoists is on the cards with a company of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army reaching the Andhra-Orissa Border from Dandakaranya and joining another company already stationed there.
There are around 70 armed Maoists in the new company and sleuths feel they may be planning a big attack like the one on the Nalco bauxite mine.
"The threat is more to Orissa than for us but we are on high alert," said the Vizianagaram superintendent of police, Mr Y. Gangadhar. "We have information that a platoon has moved to the area and is planning a major attack."
In April, around 200 naxals attacked Nalco Bauxite mine in Orissa's Koraput district. It took a nine-hour gun battle to secure the mine and eight Central Industrial Security Force personnel and four Maoists were killed in the operation.Maoists raided the mine to loot weapons.
"Usually when Maoist platoons migrate from area to another we can anticipate a major attack," said a police source." There are around 150 activists and they will have cover of local militia also.
Intelligence sources said that AOB special zonal committee secretary, Mr M.Balakrishna, and other top leaders were suspected to be planning a major strike under the guidance of Central Military Commission.
"But the AP police knows most of the Maoist tactics so they will not be falling prey to them," said a senior cop.The police believes that at least 400 Maoists of Andhra Pradesh are still underground.
A platoon of 30 armed Maoists from both AP and Chhattisgarh, lead by divisional secretary Vepa Narayana alias Haribhushan, is operating in the Karimnagar-Khammam Warangal belt and two platoons from Chhattisgarh and Orissa are active in Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts.
There are around 70 armed Maoists in the new company and sleuths feel they may be planning a big attack like the one on the Nalco bauxite mine.
"The threat is more to Orissa than for us but we are on high alert," said the Vizianagaram superintendent of police, Mr Y. Gangadhar. "We have information that a platoon has moved to the area and is planning a major attack."
In April, around 200 naxals attacked Nalco Bauxite mine in Orissa's Koraput district. It took a nine-hour gun battle to secure the mine and eight Central Industrial Security Force personnel and four Maoists were killed in the operation.Maoists raided the mine to loot weapons.
"Usually when Maoist platoons migrate from area to another we can anticipate a major attack," said a police source." There are around 150 activists and they will have cover of local militia also.
Intelligence sources said that AOB special zonal committee secretary, Mr M.Balakrishna, and other top leaders were suspected to be planning a major strike under the guidance of Central Military Commission.
"But the AP police knows most of the Maoist tactics so they will not be falling prey to them," said a senior cop.The police believes that at least 400 Maoists of Andhra Pradesh are still underground.
A platoon of 30 armed Maoists from both AP and Chhattisgarh, lead by divisional secretary Vepa Narayana alias Haribhushan, is operating in the Karimnagar-Khammam Warangal belt and two platoons from Chhattisgarh and Orissa are active in Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts.
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