Spl task force to tackle Naxal menace in AP

Hyderabad, Jan 6: Andhra Pradesh being one of the several states under the Maoist menace, a special Task Force has been set up to combat the Naxalites jointly.As part of the strategy to combat the menace, the Centre has selected 30 officers from Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and West Bengal to establish the special Task Force to jointly tackle the Naxal problem.

The task officers had undergone a month-long training programme at Ghatsila in Jharkhand. Some army officials from abroad, who have experience in tackling guerrilla warfare, imparted the training to the officials, a police officer said."The force would be named soon and it will be pressed into action as and when the training programme is completed," Director General of Police of West Bengal Bhupinder Singh told newsmen.