Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India - Jan.13 (ANI): The government would begin withdrawal of its Central Forces from Orissa state's Kandhamal district in a phased manner from Thursday(January 15).
The Central Forces had to be deployed in Kandhmal following the communal violence between Hindus and Christians that triggered after murder of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh leader and anti-conversion leader Lakshmananand Saraswathi.
"A communication from the Union Home Ministry stated that withdrawal of 53 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rapid Action Force from Orissa would start in a phased manner from January 15", said Orissa's Home Secretary A.P. Padhi.
"At least 10 companies would be pulled out in consultation with the Orissa police in the first-phase that begins January 15," Padhi informed while adding that "Ten more companies would be withdrawn in February and the remainder by the end of March this year."
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