Maoist activity has taken a backseat in the Andhra area of the Andhra Odisha border (AOB) and the movements of left wing extremists have been curtailed to the Orissa side of the border.
The last encounter between them and the security forces was in January and later on not much movement was detected from the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army dalams in the villages in the Andhra area of the AOB.
According to the inspector general of police (east zone-Andhra), Mr Vinay Kumar Singh, police are helping villagers in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Godavari to form Jana Samithis to form solutions for civil and petty cases.
These Jana Samithis will be a counter to the Praja Courts of Maoists where they settle the issues. Cops are also monitoring whether the government officials particularly doctors are reaching remote villages and sending reports to the district administration.
“After three consecutive encounters there was no movement of Naxals in these districts. Jana Samithis are formed with an aim to see that villagers solve their problems without interference of cops in civil issues and cases of non cognisable nature.
“This period of inactivity by the Maoists has come in handy for the police who are able to reach remote areas and are trying to develop a network with the tribals in the area,” Mr Singh told this correspondent.
The phone numbers of the district SPs and of the IGP were given to all political representatives from the sarpanch to MLA in these districts for receiving complaints via phone.
Serious action will be initiated against the police inspector including suspension if they fail to file FIRs in the police stations, he added.
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