It will be no exaggeration (A) to state that conducting proper investigation in such areas is themselves (B) a great challenge, where (C) witnesses don’t come forward to support the police fearing adverse (D) consequences from the Maoists.
Here, ‘themselves’ should be changed to ‘itself’. The reflexive pronoun refers back to the state of conducting investigation, not to any particular person. It will be no exaggeration to state that conducting proper investigation in such areas is itself a great challenge, where witnesses don’t come forward to support the police fearing adverse consequences from the Maoists.
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