Joint security forces surround 250 Maoists in Latehar during Jaal Char operation
In a massive operation against the Maoists, security forces have laid siege to a hill in Jharkhand, entrapping nearly 250 guerrillas by cutting their supply lines, police said in Ranchi on Friday. The 'Jaal Char' operation has been jointly launched by the state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Latehar district, around 145 km from the state capital Ranchi. "The operation was launched 10 days ago in a well planned manner with around 2,000 security personnel now surrounding the hill. Gun battles took place at…
Lethal tribal jungle unit joins war on Naxals
India is raising an unnamed jungle commando outfit of young tribal men in Chhattisgarh's Bastar to counter Maoist guerrillas. India is raising an unnamed jungle commando outfit of young tribal men in Chhattisgarh's Bastar to counter Maoist guerrillas. Cobra, the most elite commando unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has so far trained and absorbed 300 men aged 18 to 30. The six-month gruelling course at CRPF's Lanjhi forest camp in Bastar is perhaps the world's longest training module in jungle warfare. …
CRPF chief seeks better weapons from Indian defence firms
New Delhi: Import of gadgets and weapons for the security forces is "not a happy situation" as foreign manufacturers do not meet Indian requirements in an optimal fashion, the CRPF chief on Friday said. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Pranay Sahay also said that indigenous research and development done by local companies was "not upto the mark". "We have seen that the local industry has been unable to produce what the forces need. The gadgets and weapons are largely imported and this is not …
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