The pics of naxals equipped with bolt action rifles are really old...times when our police were still using Lee enfields. If you've seen the videos of Sukma naxal attack a few years ago...most of em were using AKs, SLRs, Insas which were captured during previous ambushes or from local police stations. China also pumps in a whole lot of weapons through Nepal border
It's no biggie to get ammo and guns in India. Several web series being featured on Netflix, Amazon Prime showcase the gun culture in UP, Bihar where guns/ammo are manufactured illegally in sweat shops. OFBs originally having a commie culture also have backdoors to support naxal movement
Secondly, when I mentioned these naxals loot guns from police stations or ambushes, they literally loot everything from ammo catridges, boots, BPJs, helmets etc
A week after Sukma encounter, Maoists release photographs of modern weapons Possessed from CRPF
A week after Sukma encounter, Maoists release photographs of modern weapons Possessed from CRPF - Redspark
You can believe all the propaganda posted by your fellow pakistanis that naxals use ancient weapons but that is not really the case anymore.
I literally come from a place very close to one of these naxal infested areas and I've seen how their numbers have gone down. Many hostelers in my school have families in the villages which naxals frequent and I am pretty much aware of their modes of operations and how the tables turned over the past decade.
If GoI decides to carpet bomb or use gunships, these naxals wouldn't even dare to come outta their caves
Frankly, FC is way better equipped than CRPF deployed in naxal areas. Most FC attacks are vehicle ambushes while naxal infested terrain doesn't support vehicles and they will have to travel by foot.
Again, I do agree we have lapses on our end since most of these ops are headed by civil officers (IAS/IPS) who have no clue in military ops. All they look for is getting transferred to a better place.
One reason both Andhra & Telangana saw a drastic downfall of their naxal cadres is due to AP police Greyhound units which are their anti-naxal commandos who're significantly well trained and better equipped. The org structure and planning is also robust and is on par with BSF. AP/TG and Orissa were able to largely eliminate naxals ever since BSF took over since they perceived and acted purely as a military op overseen by BSF planners while Greyhounds acted as a special ops support unit