The lockdown seems to have impacted Maoists too. Police in Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts had sounded an alert through a press release as early as March 13 when the concept of lockdown was unheard of. There are no consequent reports of the Maoists having succeeded in their task. “We are going ahead with our regular area domination operations in forests,” asserted Adilabad SP Vishnu S. Warrier, also the in-charge SP of KB Asifabad. It means that vigil on borders will also not be relaxed in the near future, lockdown or no lockdown, a police officer said.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2020 17:48 UTC