Raipur: With heavy security deployment in hyper-sensitive areas of Bastar region ahead of polls, Naxalites are apparently trying to change their course of action and mobilising cadres to town areas to attack “soft targets” outside their core hold, intelligence sources said.
The Maoists are deploying small action teams in city areas of Bastar region to carry out operations, because of the security scenario inside forest pockets, according to Intelligence Bureau sources.
The cadres have also been told to maintain security of their senior leaders commanding them during operations. They are reportedly setting up cadres in cities of Bastar region for disrupting the polling process, a senior police official said on condition of anonymity. Intelligence inputs indicate that these groups are working with an objective of creating an atmosphere of fear, besides planning to abduct candidates of political parties and indulging in arson.
Inputs also suggest that the Reds have been threatening government employees, especially school teachers, not to take up poll duties.
However, no government employee has so far complained of getting threats, the official said.
