Parts of tribal-dominated Jharkhand suffering from the Maoist menace for long are of late witnessing a surge in clashes between security forces and the red rebels - an indication that exercises are on to get them out of their hiding places.
Jharkhand, with a population of little more than 3 crore, has 19 out of the total 90 extremist-hit districts across India. The country has 30 severely extremist affected districts and 13 of them are in this State.
“The presence of left wing extremists has now been restricted to three-four regions of the State. The anti-Maoist operation will continue. We urge them to surrender under the State’s surrender and rehabilitation policy,” a top police official, who did not wish to be quoted, said.
