BSF DG reviews left-wing extremism situation in Odisha

Border Security Force (BSF)Director General Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday held a meetingwith senior police officers of Odisha to review the left-wingextremism (LWE) situation in the state, an official said.

At the meeting attended by DGP Abhay, Odisha Policeand BSF also resolved to work with synergy to combat the LWEeffectively in the state.

''Issues relating to the present LWE scenario in thestate, particularly in areas where BSF companies have beendeployed, progresses made towards combating the menace,operational strategy, redeployment of BSF personnel,coordination and other matters were discussed in the meeting,''a senior official engaged in anti-Maoist operation, said.

Earlier in the day, Asthana visited the CompanyOperating Base (COB) at Kartanpalli in the foothills of TulsiHills in Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh.

He reviewed the security scenario along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border and appreciated the synergy between thestate police and BSF.