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Will rid Gadchiroli of Maoists: Shinde

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Mumbai: Vowing to make Gadchiroli district Maoist-free, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday lauded the district police for their operation in which 12 Naxals were killed in Wandoli village on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border on Wednesday.

Shinde spoke to the Superintendent of Police, Inspector General of Police (Gadchiroli range), Inspector General (anti-Maoist mission) and other senior officers on telephone and congratulated them on this action, said an official statement.

The Chief Minister said that the action in Gadchiroli district is a decisive blow to the Naxal movement in the district.

“Our policy aims to give priority to development and strongly opposes violence. We are determined to make Gadhchiloli district free from Maoists,” he added.

Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced special awards of rupees Rs 51 lakh for all jawans who participated in this action, the statement added.

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