Telangana: In the wake of the Chhattisgarh Naxal attack in Bijapur, the Telangana police have sounded an alert and intensified combing operations and beefed up security in the border areas.
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It is known that 22 security personnel were martyred in an ambush by Naxals in the neighbouring state of Chhattisgarh.
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The Telangana police have mounted vigil particularly in Bhadradri Kothagudem and Mulugu districts, a senior police official said on Monday.
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The official also added that police parties are carrying out checking, cordon and search operations as part of the measures taken to prevent Maoists from entering Telangana.
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The security personnel were killed by Naxals on Saturday when they were out for a combing operation in the forest along the border of the Bijapur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh.
