Collector abduction: Anti-Naxal Operations Suspended in Bastar

All anti-Naxal operations in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh have been suspended as demanded by the Maoists who have abducted IAS officer and Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon,sources said.

The state government has asked the security forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations not to conduct any offensive against the Maoists in the Bastar region till he is freed by the extremists.

The decision has been taken to ensure safety of the 2006 batch IAS officer, who was abducted by the Maoists on Saturday when he was holding a meeting as part of the government’s Special Gram Suraj Abhiyan.