Bhubaneswar, July 18 - Orissa police personnel deployed in anti-Maoist operations are upset with the state government for not meeting their long-pending demands for modern equipment to tackle the rebels and have threatened 'non-cooperation'.

'The Maoists continue kill us at will almost in all parts of the state. Our men are being killed like sitting ducks,' Sunil Mohanty, general secretary of the All Orissa Police Association, told IANS.

'We have been demanding modern equipment for long and without it the Maoists continue to remain in an advantageous position, leading to many casualties among our men,' he added.

'We are fighting the Maoists in jungles and hilly terrain. We need choppers to chase them and for combing operations. Choppers are badly needed to hunt down the Maoists.

'The rebels often block all the approach roads by cutting trees before orchestrating an attack. So we need at least two choppers in Maoist-hit areas for combing operations, otherwise we will not get success in any of our endeavours.