Sukma, Feb. 17 -- The CRPF has opened a school at Tekalgudem on the Sukma-Bijapur border, an area which is severely affected by Naxal forces.

Sukma-Bijapur border is an area which was severely affected by Naxal forces where many security forces personnel have laid down their lives in the line of duty. In 2021, the Naxals had also abducted CRPF constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas from the area.

Manhas, a commando from Central Reserve Police Force's elite CoBRA unit, was kidnapped by Naxals during the Bijapur attack on April 3, 2021 and then later released.

For many years, Naxals had prevented the construction of any schools in the region and even harmed those who tried to build them. Now, with the help of the 150th battalion of the Central...