K.P.S. Gill to counter Maoists in Chattisgarh
Mr. Gill, dubbed India’s "supercop," is credited with putting down Khalistani separatism in Punjab.
K.P.S. Gill set to fight Maoists in Chattisgarh | India Defence
"We are training the police. We are taking the help of the army and getting better equipment. We have posted young IPS officers to the affected districts. That’s what I did in Punjab, soon you will see the results," said K P S Gill, Security Advisor, Chhattisgarh Government.
Part of the strategy is to consult the adivasis, already involved in an anti-Naxal movement. The Sulwa Judum is described by a local citizens group as the precursor to a civil war. But Gill is all praise for the adivasis.
"Never in the history of India have unarmed people stood up to insurgents, not even in Punjab and even the Naxals say it is the biggest setback to their movement since 1972," Gill added.
