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Commandos conduct searches in forests for Maoists

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Press Trust of India Kannur
Last Updated : Mar 21 2013 | 6:30 PM IST
A team of Kerala Police today conducted searches in Aralam and Kannavam forest areas in the district following reports of presence of Maoists in areas bordering Kerala and Karnataka.
The 30-member thunderbolt commandos' team, along with forest department officials, carried out the searches, police said.
Last month police had carried out combing operations on the forests along the Kerala-Karnataka on reports of the presence of Maoists.
Later, two battalions of commandos were sent for search operations to Wayanad and Kannur districts. Police stations on the Kerala-Karnataka border in these districts were also alerted.

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First Published: Mar 21 2013 | 6:30 PM IST

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