The Union home ministry is all set to take action against top officials of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) involved in the anti-Naxal operations in Dantewada in which 76 personnel were killed by the left-wing ultras on April 6, 2010.
The home minister had put specific queries to the top officials of the force on April 12. First, he has sought monitoring details of the movement of the force for 36 hours during which the incident happened.
The minister wants to know how the top officials were monitoring the movements of the personnel of the 62 Battalion of the CRPF which were ambushed by the Naxals in Chintalnar in Dantewada, sources said. The top brass has to reply by Monday.
Second, Mr Chidambaram categorically asked the details about the visits of the concerned IG or the DIG to the spot before authorising the operation, sources added. Sources said that he wants to know which of these two officials visited the spot prior to the operation. The minister has also asked the officials to come up with the written record of the operational plan. Also, the officials have been asked to furnish the details of the infrastructure provided to the forces deployed there. Sources said that the answers to these question were aimed at fixing responsibility and, if shortcomings were detected, action may be taken against those responsible.