'Only a handful of Maoist cadres are left in Bastar region now', says IG Sundarraj Pattilingam

Bastar Range Inspector General of Police, Sundarraj Pattilingam said that only a handful of Maoist cadres are left in the Bastar region, once considered the hotbed of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). In a conversation with ThePrint, he also gives details of the possible future of the state's elite anti-naxal force, the District Reserve Guard, formed to tackle the Left Wing Extremism Challenge. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8