Tag: CRPF

Deathly laxity

Dantewada or Sukma, CRPF or any other police agency. There are several common strands to the incompetence that has resulted in the Maoists brazenly using improvised explosive devices to blow up vehicles of the security forces, which leaves few in doubt about who rules the roads. The union home minister may send out condolence messages …

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May 22, 2018

Rajnath Singh expresses confidence in all-tribal Bastariya Battalion of CRPF

Home Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the formation of the Bastariya Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and said that the boundary of Left Wing Extremism has shrunk to around 40-45 per cent.

May 21, 2018

Trooper killed, civilian injured in J&K gunfight

A CRPF trooper was killed and a civilian injured in a gunfight on Saturday between a group of militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

May 12, 2018

3 CRPF men suspended after woman alleges illegal confinement; rape by one of them

The woman, who hails from the Poonch district, had lodged a written complaint at Domana police station on Saturday, alleging raped on March 10

April 29, 2018

J-K: Jawan, civilian injured after militants open fire in Anantnag

Two persons were injured in firing by militants on a security forces checkpoint in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. One security forces jawan and a civilian sustained injuries in the firing incident, they added. According to the official, the security forces signalled a private car to stop for checking, but …

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April 26, 2018

‘Grey’ not pretty

The decision of the leadership of the Central Reserve Police to induct 12,000 young troopers into its operations against Left Wing Extremists in Chhattisgarh is a belated realisation of a harsh military reality ~ youthful energies are critical to operational success. In fact it projects the paramilitary in rather poor light for having ignored the …

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April 26, 2018

Four Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh

Four lower-rung Naxals were on Saturday arrested in Chhattisgarh s Sukma district, police said. The rebels were apprehended from the Dornapal police station area when a joint team of the CRPF and district force was out on a search operation, Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI. The area is located around 500km from …

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April 7, 2018

CRPF promotes four personnel for foiling terror attacks in J-K

The CRPF has given out-of-turn promotions — for the first time in last 14 years – to four personnel who were instrumental in thwarting two separate “fidayeen attacks” on the paramilitary force’s camps in Jammu and Kashmir leading to the killing of six militants. Those promoted to the next rank are Head Constable A.S. Krishana …

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April 3, 2018

Shopian emerges ground Zero for recruitment of terrorists

The Shopian district in South Kashmir has emerged as the new recruiting hub for local terrorists as 11 of the 13 ultras killed in Sunday’s encounters with security forces were fresh recruits from the area. Most of these boys had not completed one year in terrorism but were involved in several attacks at security forces. …

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April 2, 2018

Sukma blast: Seven Maoists arrested, probe underway

Seven Maoists were arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday in connection with the blast targetting an anti-landmine vehicle of the CRPF earlier this month that left nine troopers dead, a senior police official said. According to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bastar, P. Sundarraj rpt Sundarraj, the insurgents were arrested in a sweep operation …

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March 25, 2018

Grenade hurled at CRPF camp in Srinagar

Militants hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp here on Friday but it did not explode. Police said the incident took place in Khayam area. “A bomb disposal squad has been called to defuse the grenade,” a police officer said.

March 23, 2018

Two powerful IEDs planted by naxals recovered in Sukma

Security forces have recovered two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), allegedly planted by naxals, from Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Sukma district, police said. The IEDs were recovered by the personnel of CRPF’s 212th battalion during a search-cum-area domination operation yesterday, a senior police official told PTI. The development comes at a time when security forces are on …

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March 22, 2018

CRPF jawan arrested for vandalising Periyar’s statute in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday arrested a CRPF personnel for vandalising the statue of Dravidian icon and social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, in the state’s Pudukkottai district. According to reports, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, Senthil Kumar was in an inebriated state when he beheaded the black stone statue in …

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March 21, 2018

Four Maoists arrested in Jharkhand

Four Maoist guerrillas, including one carrying a Rs 5 lakh reward on his head, were arrested and Rs 50,000 was seized along with 45 live cartridges and rifles in a village in Jharkhand’s Palamau district on Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the state police arrested the Maoists from Kharagpur village in a joint …

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March 15, 2018

Detection of IEDs a challenge for anti-Naxal forces: Chhattisgarh CM

Admitting that detection of IEDs was a challenge for the anti-Naxal forces, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said that if the problem is overcome, it will take six months to tackle the rebels. He said this was a tougher battle than what was fought on the borders as in the Naxal-hit areas, the …

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March 14, 2018

Jharkhand: Four Maoists arrested, bomb-making factory unearthed

Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested on Tuesday and a small bomb-making factory unearthed in two separate cases in Jharkhand, police said. Police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel arrested the four ultras — Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila — in a joint operation in Palamu district. The bomb-making factory was unearthed in Pirtand forest …

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March 13, 2018

Sukma attack reflects ‘flawed policies’, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi claimed that “flawed policies” of the government is the reason why attacks such as the one at Sukma on Tuesday happen. The Congress president wrote on Twitter: “The Maoist attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh in which 9 CRPF jawans lost their lives is tragic. It reflects a deteriorating internal security situation due to flawed …

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March 13, 2018