Taking serious cognisance of the recent Maoist attack in Gadchiroli where 16 people died, 15 of whom were QRT commandos, the state government is in the process of planning measures to wipe out the Maoist movement from Maharashtra.

According to highly-placed sources within the state government, a detailed discussion on the issue took place between Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis, State MOS (Home) Deepak Kesarkar and State Director General of Police Subodh Jaiswal in the chopper en route to Mumbai after paying their last respects to the brave jawans. Confirming the development, Kesarkar said, "We discussed all aspects pertaining to the district. We will wait for the election code of conduct to end before taking the required steps, as discussed and agreed upon by the chief minister."