India, June 11 -- The Chhattisgarh government has deployed seven young 2021-batch IPS officers to Maoist-hit districts - Sukma, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Narayanpur - to provide them with a first hand experience of a conflict zone and infuse fresh blood in anti-naxal operations, officials said.

Another IPS officer from the same batch has been deputed as ASP in the special task force (STF) for anti-Naxal operations in Durg district.

The transfer orders came on Tuesday night, just two days after the death of additional SP Akash Rao Girepunje in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Sukma district.

The transfers of these officers mark a significant reinforcement in Maoist affected districts, with all officers being posted as Additional Super...