Centre to deploy 18 additional CRPF companies in J&K amid targeted killings
2 years ago

Centre to deploy 18 additional CRPF companies in J&K amid targeted killings

Op India  

The Central Reserve Police Force will send additional 18 companies to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of recent killings of civilians in two fresh terror attacks in the Rajouri district, sources familiar with the development said. Six persons, including two children, were killed and many more injured in two separate terror attacks in Upper Dangri village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday evening and Monday morning. In the latest terror attack, two children were killed and several others injured after a suspected Improvised Explosive Device blast took place in Rajouri’s Upper Dangri village on Monday morning. ADGP Mukesh Singh cautioned people as another suspected IED was spotted in the area near Upper Dangri village, which is about eight kilometres from Rajouri town.

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350 companies of para forces to stay in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir
4 months, 2 weeks ago

350 companies of para forces to stay in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

At least 350 paramilitary forces companies posted along the Amarnath Yatra route and set to return after August 19 on completing the pilgrimage security duty will continue to stay put in Jammu and Kashmir for the assembly polls, officials aware of the matter said. 350 companies of para forces to stay in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir The companies staying back …

Now, CRPF officer killed in poll-bound Udhampur
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Now, CRPF officer killed in poll-bound Udhampur

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force inspector was killed in a terrorist attack in assembly election-bound Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday. A police official said terrorists attacked an area domination patrol team comprising the local police and CRPF personnel at Chill in Dudu area of Udhampur. The security forces returned the fire, and in the ensuing gunfight CRPF …

CRPF officer killed in terrorist ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur
4 months, 3 weeks ago

CRPF officer killed in terrorist ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur

India Today  

A CRPF officer was killed during an ongoing encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday. The CRPF officer was hit by an enemy bullet and was killed in action, sources confirmed. In July, four Army personnel, including an officer, and a police personnel were killed during a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in Doda district. On …

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region
5 months ago

Centre decides to shift select troopers of Assam Rifles from North-East to terror-hit Jammu region

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to move around 150 personnel of Assam Rifles from its core area North East for the first time and to deploy them in the Jammu region, which has witnessed terror attacks in recent times, officials said on Tuesday. The Assam Rifles is a unique paramilitary force, as its operational command is with the Indian …

Jammu's three-tier anti-terror grid strengthened amid surge in recent terror attacks
5 months ago

Jammu's three-tier anti-terror grid strengthened amid surge in recent terror attacks

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The recent setbacks to the security forces have led to a major shakeup in the deployment of uniformed armed forces on the ground with the aim of strengthening the three-tiered security arrangement. While the army has moved in a brigade-sized force along with two companies of the Special Forces, Central Reserve Police Force personnel experienced in low-intensity conflict …

SC clears path for prosecution of alleged Hizbul operatives in 2019 CRPF convoy attack
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC clears path for prosecution of alleged Hizbul operatives in 2019 CRPF convoy attack

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the prosecution of six alleged Hizbul Mujahideen terror operatives accused of carrying out the failed car suicide bomb attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal in March 2019. On March 30, 2019, suspected HM operatives tried to carry out an attack on a CRPF convoy …

Jammu and Kashmir: Village defence guard killed in gunfight with terrorists, search op underway
8 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Village defence guard killed in gunfight with terrorists, search op underway

India TV News  

A Village Defence Guard member was killed in a gunfight with recently infiltrated terrorists in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district early Sunday, a senior police officer said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Anand Jain, who rushed to the area to supervise the anti-terrorist operation, said a massive search operation is on to track down …

CRPF Gets Made-In-India WhAP To Fight Terror In Kashmir | Armoured Vehicles Boost For Forces
1 year, 4 months ago

CRPF Gets Made-In-India WhAP To Fight Terror In Kashmir | Armoured Vehicles Boost For Forces

Hindustan Times  

CRPF Gets Made-In-India WhAP To Fight Terror In Kashmir | Armoured Vehicles Boost For Forces The Central Reserve Police Forces received a shot in the arm to fight terrorism in the Kashmir valley. The CRPF has inducted new sophisticated Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform vehicles, capable of operating on land and also in marsh areas and streams using their water jets. …

8 militants involved in Pulwama attack killed, 7 arrested: J&K police
1 year, 10 months ago

8 militants involved in Pulwama attack killed, 7 arrested: J&K police

Deccan Chronicle  

PULWAMA: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday led the nation in paying tributes to the CRPF jawans killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, Jammu and Kashmir police claimed that eight of the 19 perpetrators have been killed in the security forces actions and seven others arrested during the last four years. Special Director General of the CRPF Daljit …

CRPF provides training to VDG in Rajouri in wake of recent attack on civilians
1 year, 11 months ago

CRPF provides training to VDG in Rajouri in wake of recent attack on civilians

The Hindu  

In view of the terror attacks on civilians in the district on January 1, the central reserve police force along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police on January 10, 2023 morning provided weapons training to the village defence guards at the Kandi area of Rajouri district. A special instructor of the CRPF gave training to the VDG members in the …

CRPF to provide arms training to village defence guards in J&K
2 years ago

CRPF to provide arms training to village defence guards in J&K

Hindustan Times  

The Central Reserve Police Force will provide weapons training to village defence committee guards or VDCs in Jammu and Kashmir so that they are able to counter a terrorist attack in a better way, officials said on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recently started reissuing weapons to village defence guards, earlier known as village defence committees, following the …

After Rajouri killings, CRPF to provide arms training to civilians in Jammu
2 years ago

After Rajouri killings, CRPF to provide arms training to civilians in Jammu

The Hindu  

The Centre has deputed the Central Reserve Police Force to give arms training to village defence committees who are civilians, in Jammu region following the twin terror strikes in Rajouri’s Dangri area on January 1 and January 2. Editorial | Unhappy New Year: On the Rajouri civilian killings Another official said the module of training and the weapons to be …

J&K Terror Attacks: CRPF To Deploy More Troops In Poonch, Rajouri Districts
2 years ago

J&K Terror Attacks: CRPF To Deploy More Troops In Poonch, Rajouri Districts

ABP News  

In response to recent terrorist assaults in Rajouri district that resulted in the deaths of civilians, the Central Reserve Police Force would send an additional 18 companies to Jammu & Kashmir. Central Reserve Police Force will send additional 18 companies to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of killings of civilians in recent terror attacks in Rajouri district. Personnel will …

CRPF establishes three new bases in LWE hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
2 years, 1 month ago

CRPF establishes three new bases in LWE hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

The Hindu  

The Central Reserve Police Force has established three new forward bases in the remote Naxal violence affected areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of its strategy to strike deep into the Maoist strongholds. “These FOBs will serve as a base for the security forces to launch coordinated operations in the surrounding areas and will also help in cutting off …

Part 4: Countering Naxalism, Terrorism to Providing VIP Security, CRPF Does It All - News18
2 years, 8 months ago

Part 4: Countering Naxalism, Terrorism to Providing VIP Security, CRPF Does It All - News18

News 18  

India’s largest central armed police force with a strength of 3.25 lakh jawans, the Central Reserve Police Force is also among the world’s largest armed police forces. The force also had a clash with Chinese troops on October 21, 1959, when a small CRPF patrol was ambushed by the Chinese in Hot Springs in which 10 of its men made …

Night patrolling by forces in J&K to stop targeted killings
2 years, 9 months ago

Night patrolling by forces in J&K to stop targeted killings

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: In view of persistent targeted attacks by suspected militants, the Jammu and Kashmir police and various other security forces have begun night patrolling in many remote villages and intensified the same in militancy-infested areas of mainly the Kashmir Valley. These incidents are reminiscent of similar attacks on both Hindu and Muslim seasonal labourers from Bihar, UP, West Bengal and …

CAPF companies sent to Kashmir in wake of targeted civilian killings, say officials
3 years, 2 months ago

CAPF companies sent to Kashmir in wake of targeted civilian killings, say officials

Firstpost  

The fresh companies were moved into the Valley as part of the strategy of ’enhancing security and visibility’ of the forces on the ground New Delhi: Amid a spike in targeted civilian killings by terrorists in Kashmir, over 5,500 additional central armed police forces personnel have been sent to the Valley, officials said on Tuesday. The fresh companies were moved …

CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh Visits Kashmir to Review Operations of Force
3 years, 6 months ago

CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh Visits Kashmir to Review Operations of Force

News 18  

CRPF director general Kuldiep Singh on Saturday visited the Kashmir valley and reviewed the operations of the paramilitary force that is deployed for carrying out internal security and law and order duties in the region, officials said. He met senior officers of the force posted in Kashmir and also addressed the troops during the 'sainik sammelan', they said. The DG …

2 OGWs Involved in Srinagar Attack on CRPF Convoy Held, Vehicle Seized: Kashmir IGP
3 years, 9 months ago

2 OGWs Involved in Srinagar Attack on CRPF Convoy Held, Vehicle Seized: Kashmir IGP

News 18  

A day after a deadly attack in Srinagar on a CRPF convoy in which two jawans were killed and two others injured, the Jammu and Kashmir police said on Friday that it had cracked the case by arresting two over ground workers of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Vijay Kumar, inspector general of police, Kashmir Range, told the media that the Lawaypora attack …

Bengal Has a Bomb Culture, Says New CRPF Chief Kuldiep Singh Amid Election Heat
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengal Has a Bomb Culture, Says New CRPF Chief Kuldiep Singh Amid Election Heat

News 18  

A day after bombs were hurled near Bharatiya Janata Party MP Arjun Singh’s house in North 24 Parganas, director general of CRPF Kuldiep Singh told News18 on Thursday that the “bomb culture” in Bengal is a reality and that forces have been deployed just to ensure such incidents do not happen. Singh, a Bengal cadre officer who took charge as …

2 CRPF jawans killed, 3 hurt in J&K terror attack
4 years, 3 months ago

2 CRPF jawans killed, 3 hurt in J&K terror attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Two Central Reserve Police Force jawans were killed and three others wounded in a sneak attack of separatist militants in Pampore area on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar on Monday. The spot where two motorcycle-borne militants targeted a Road Opening Party of CRPF with automatic weapons is hardly four kilometres short of Lethapora where, at …

Centre earmarks 30,000 central security forces personnel for Bihar polls
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre earmarks 30,000 central security forces personnel for Bihar polls

The Hindu  

The Centre has directed deployment of about 30,000 central security force personnel for the conduct of the three-phase Assembly polls in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. The Union Home ministry has directed that 300 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces and the Railway Protection Force will be deployed for “area domination to ensure peaceful conduct of assembly polls” in …

Improved Security, Law & Order Behind Centre's Move to Withdraw 10,000 Troops from J&K
4 years, 4 months ago

Improved Security, Law & Order Behind Centre's Move to Withdraw 10,000 Troops from J&K

News 18  

A year after close to 80,000 paramilitary personnel were mobilised for Jammu and Kashmir, the government in its biggest withdrawal exercise so far has ordered that 100 companies of paramilitary forces be withdrawn from the state. It has been decided to withdraw 100 cos of CAPF with immediate effect from J&K and revert back to their respective locations," an order …

Handwara: 3 CRPF personnel martyred as terrorists attack patrol party
4 years, 8 months ago

Handwara: 3 CRPF personnel martyred as terrorists attack patrol party

Op India  

A day after five security forces personnel were martyred while rescuing hostages from two terrorists, terrorists attacked a CRPF patrol party in Handwara earlier today. 3 CRPF personnel have lost their lives, 7 injured in terrorist attack in Handwara, CRPF officials tell ANI https://t.co/tG0NbdOgTG — ANI May 4, 2020 As reported by news agency ANI, 3 CRPF personnel are martyred …

Northeast Delhi on boil: 8 CRPF companies deployed as 4 killed, 37 injured in CAA violence
4 years, 10 months ago

Northeast Delhi on boil: 8 CRPF companies deployed as 4 killed, 37 injured in CAA violence

India TV News  

As violence intensified in northeast Delhi, a total of eight CRPF companies have been deployed in the area on Monday including two companies of Rapid Action Force and one company of women security personnel. Image Source : PTI Vehicles set ablaze as protestors throw brick-bats during clashes between a group of anti-CAA protestors and supporters of the new citizenship act, …

From Kashmir to Red Corridor, a massively stressed CRPF remains backbone of India's internal security
4 years, 10 months ago

From Kashmir to Red Corridor, a massively stressed CRPF remains backbone of India's internal security

Firstpost  

From fighting terrorists in Kashmir to guarding VIPs, performing riot control and poll duty, the Central Reserve Police Force performs a range of functions in addition to its two most important duties: guarding the country’s borders and dealing with its internal security. The CRPF fields its personnel in the two most stressful outposts manned by a paramilitary force: shoulder to …

25,000 additional troops to be deployed in Kashmir, forces on high alert
5 years, 4 months ago

25,000 additional troops to be deployed in Kashmir, forces on high alert

Op India  

Within a week of deploying over 10,000 troops in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has now moved 25,000 additional troops in the sensitive state. As per reports that surfaced last night, the government of India has mobilised over 25,000 additional security personnel to be deployed there. Srinagar: In view of the ongoing situation in Kashmir valley, …

Days after deployment of 10,000 troops in Jammu and Kashmir, Valley gets additional force of 25,000
5 years, 5 months ago

Days after deployment of 10,000 troops in Jammu and Kashmir, Valley gets additional force of 25,000

India TV News  

The Central government is said to deploy additional 25,000 paramilitary personnel to Jammu and Kashmir, reports said on Thursday. In a move by the officials of the Home Ministry, the Centre had decided to deploy an additional 10,000 troops in Kashmir Valley last week. Dilbag Singh, the Director-General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, had earlier, too, requested for the deployment …

Additional 100 central force companies likely in Kashmir
5 years, 5 months ago

Additional 100 central force companies likely in Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

An additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces will be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to reinforce counter-insurgency operations and maintain law and order, the Union home ministry has written in a communique sent to the state chief secretary, home secretary and the director general of police. In the letter sent late on Thursday, Mukesh Taterway of the …

3 CRPF soldiers martyred in terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, one terrorist gunned down
5 years, 7 months ago

3 CRPF soldiers martyred in terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, one terrorist gunned down

Op India  

3 CRPF jawans were martyred and several others were injured when a patrol team of the Central Reserve Police Force came under terrorist attack in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Three CRPF personnel were killed in the attack, while three others were injured, which included an inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir police. The security forces immediately returned fire reacting …

Will add new features to convoy movement to and from Kashmir: CRPF DG
5 years, 10 months ago

Will add new features to convoy movement to and from Kashmir: CRPF DG

India TV News  

The CRPF has decided to tweak the standard operating procedures framed to secure its convoys, in the wake of a "new threat" where an explosives-laden vehicle was detonated by a terrorist alongside the force's bus in Pulwama killing 40 personnel, the chief of the paramilitary force said on Sunday. "We have decided to add new features to our convoy movement …

Jaish-e-Mohammed's new strategy to hire local Kashmiris for terror attacks set alarm bells ringing
5 years, 10 months ago

Jaish-e-Mohammed's new strategy to hire local Kashmiris for terror attacks set alarm bells ringing

India Today  

Adil Ahmad Dar, who was part of Jaish-e-Mohammed's lowest rung of terrorists and not considered a threat, was assigned the task of carrying out the devastating terror attack in Pulwama on Thursday as part of the outfit's latest strategy. Sources said Dar was not alone was part of a group of 4-5 young men who were part of the conspiracy …

44 CRPF jawans killed, 70 injured in Pulwama terror attack in J&K
5 years, 10 months ago

44 CRPF jawans killed, 70 injured in Pulwama terror attack in J&K

Live Mint  

New Delhi: At least 44 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and scores injured when a car laden with explosives rammed into a CRPF bus—part of a massive convoy—in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, in one of the deadliest terror attacks yet on government forces in the border state. Although intelligence agencies had warned …

44 CRPF jawans killed, 70 injured in Pulwama terror attack in J&K
5 years, 10 months ago

44 CRPF jawans killed, 70 injured in Pulwama terror attack in J&K

Live Mint  

New Delhi: At least 44 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and scores injured when a car laden with explosives rammed into a CRPF bus—part of a massive convoy—in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, in one of the deadliest terror attacks yet on government forces in the border state. Although intelligence agencies had warned …

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