Maoists planning to strike cities

NEW DELHI: Taking a leaf out of the methods adopted by Pakistan-based terrorists, Maoists have plans to attack major cities and are trying to enhance their strike capabilities in the urban areas.

Central security agencies have gathered information that the Maoists have plans to strike in the cities in a big way, but lack of infrastructure like hideouts for cadres, safe transport to carry arms and explosives are preventing them from doing so.

“The Maoists want to strike in cities to divert the attention of the security forces which are intensifying their operations in the jungles of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal,” a senior official said.

The top leadership of the Maoists are in regular contact with their sympathisers, specially students, in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune and are encouraging them to provide support to the Naxal cadres.