What is Shadow Intelligence: How will it help end naxal menace

It was pointed out in several review meetings that the need to have human intelligence.

Shadow intelligence will play a big role in identifying top terrorists and naxalites in India. The Intelligence Bureau will have a dedicated team to shadow top terrorists, their sympathisers and recruiters.

The Union Home Ministry following a security review meeting directed the IB to post shadow intelligence officers to track high value targets both in terrorist and naxal infested areas.

Shadow intelligence is part of the new strategy by the security forces to target or capture high value targets. The job of these officers would be to first identify the big targets. These persons would be shadowed and all possible information gathered. Once done, the high value target would be either captured or killed.

IB officials explained that the process would be to shadow the target. The time taken would depend on the situation. The first aim would be to track the movements and gather all information possible.

When the target becomes vulnerable, they would be either captured or killed, the officer explained.
Shadow intelligence would particularly come in handy while dealing with the naxal problem. These officers would be deployed in states such as Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. The move clearly signals the shift from technical to human intelligence.

It was pointed out in several review meetings that the need to have human intelligence in naxal affected areas would be necessary. Strategy meetings have taken place since May 8 and it was finally decided to lay more emphasis on human intelligence over technical.

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