Odisha Police Sets 2026 Goals: Maoist Eradication, Crime Control, and Kotia Border Security

Police roadmap for 2026: Maoist root cause big challenge Bhubaneswar, 31/12 (Bureau): Union Home Minister Amit Shah's main goal is to rid the entire country of Maoism by 2026. Next year, Odisha will be free from Maoist root causes for the police. Many students did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for justice. Odisha has been defamed all over the country. Next year, the emphasis will be on reducing violence against women, which will create a big challenge. Along with this, the women police will increase the drug problem. With the priority given to women's safety, crimes against women will increase the problem of violence and drug problem. Controlling crime and maintaining law and order will become a challenge for the Odisha police. The police will force everyone to follow the instructions of the Union Home Minister to uproot the Maoist organization. This year, a massive operation was carried out in various Lalgarhs of the state. Throughout the year, police, BSF, CRPF and SOG personnel made a concerted effort to demolish Maoist strongholds. In the last month of the year, the police killed six Maoists along with Maoist leader Ganesh Uike in an encounter. 22 Maoists surrendered. However, Maoist organizations are still active in 4-5 districts. Uprooting Maoist strongholds from there will be a challenge for the police, said Director of Intelligence Sanjeev Panda. The state police is preparing a roadmap for this. This year, Odisha has been infamous for a series of rapes and other incidents of violence against women. Action will be taken against the minor girl who is raped at Gopalpur beach, Puri Baliharchandi Peetha, Dhauli river. A separate action plan will be prepared to prevent organized crime. The government is stressing on stopping drug trafficking. However, Odisha's Silavati is rampant throughout the country. Tons of ganja are being seized. Brownshoe trade has been busted from Balasore to Bhubaneswar. The campaign to stop drug trafficking will be further intensified. Like this time, there will be a visit by central leaders and VVIPs in 2026. National-level programs may be held in the state. Traffic management should be emphasized while maintaining law and order. There was no trouble with the Jamtara gang in 2025. But cyber criminals looted thousands of crores in the name of digital arrest and investment in training. Innocent people were trapped in the net of deep fake and nude calls. The police had gone to other states to arrest the invisible criminals. The investigation was progressing after the first stage. Beating the criminals of the invisible world will be a challenge this time too. OSS appointed for Kotia Andhra Pradesh appoints 6 agents to prevent infiltration Video Bhubaneswar, 3112 (Bureau): A special officer has been appointed by the state government for Kotia in Koraput district. He will supervise all the development work being done in the area. On the 29th, OAS officer Saurabhakanta Dash was appointed by the state Revenue and Disaster Management Department. Similarly, to prevent the infiltration of Andhra officials, Pattangi Vidyo Ramakrishna Nayak has appointed 6 local youths as agents. 6 local youths from Fatusineri and Neredibalsa villages of Kotia panchayat have been appointed as unpaid (volunteers). They will monitor the infiltration of Andhra officials and inform the block administration. The government official of Andhra Pradesh's Salur mandal, claiming Kotia as his own, has been organizing various government programs from time to time. A few days ago, he held a meeting in Fatusineri to get the local people to support him and uprooted the Oriya boards that were there. After this, the Pattangi block administration became quick.