Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government dismissed 13 policemen on Wednesday for refusing to fight Naxals.
The police officials refused to go to Rajnandgaon district where Naxals massacred 29 of their colleagues last month.
"We can't tolerate indiscipline, the 13 cops had openly refused to go to Madanwara in Rajnandgaon district where Naxals killed 29 policemen in coordinated attacks on July 12 in which we lost a brave SP (superintendent of police) VKChoubey as well," Inspector General of Police, RK Vij said.
"More policemen are on our firing line, we will deal strongly with those not ready to join postings in battle zone," he said.
In July, 29 constables were suspended in Janjgir-Champa district after they refused to go for a 15-day orientation course at the Counter-Insurgency Training and Jungle Warfare College (CTJWC).
Chhattisgarh has been witnessing a string of attacks on policemen and civilians since June 2005 when a government backed civil militia movement, Salwa Judum, was launched in Bastar to flush out the rebels.
Over 1,500 people have been killed in Naxal-related violence in Chhattisgarh since November 2000, when the state was carved out of Madhya Pradesh.
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