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Security stepped up in Naxal-affected Balaghat district ahead of Republic Day

Forested areas were being combed and movements along the border were being watched carefully, Balaghat IG said.

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Security has been ramped up in the Naxal-affected areas of the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh ahead of the Republic Day. Rebels have distributed pamphlets saying that they would be observing a `black day’ on January 26.

“We are maintaining tight vigil in the Naxal-affected areas in the run-up to the Republic Day. Night patrolling too has been enhanced in view of rebels’ pamphlets,” Balaghat Inspector General of Police G Janardhan told PTI.

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Forested areas were being combed and movements along the border were being watched carefully, he said.

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Malajkhand Area Committee of the Naxals recently dropped handbills in south Baihar, which said they would observe January 26 as a black day and appealed the local people to hoist black flags.

Balaghat borders on Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh and Gondia in Maharashtra. Both these areas have Naxal presence.

First uploaded on: 23-01-2017 at 20:43 IST
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