New Delhi: Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) elite anti-terrorist unit, Valley Quick Action Team (QAT) which operates in Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to have women commandos for anti-terror operations.
CPRF women warriors are present process coaching and if they’re cleared, they are going to be inducted into the specialised crew. This crew of extremely skilled commandos works with the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.
They are amongst India’s greatest anti-terror commandos. Officers like Rahul Mathur who had been awarded the Kirti Chakra, 7 time Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) recipient Naresh Kumar, 4-time gallantry medal awardee Loukrakpam Ibomcha Singh and different courageous hearts, all belong to Valley QAT which was awarded 15 gallantry medals final yr on Independence Day.
According to the highest sources deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, the method for his or her induction has already begun. The drive is shortlisting women personnel who’re keen to be part of the QAT crew contemplating the menace notion.
This yr the CRPF had inducted women commandos for its CoBRA crew which is engaged in anti-Naxal operations within the Naxalite affected areas.
“We have started the process of inducting women in QAT. We are trying to shortlist women who are keen to work in the QAT, since it deals with anti-terror operations. If we manage to get a sufficient number of women commandos, we will move to the next step. Before joining the QAT, women commandos should be mentally as well as physically ready,” one of many high CRPF officers mentioned on situation of anonymity.
Sources mentioned that a number of CRPF women personnel are already present process coaching and in the event that they handle to cross it, they are going to be inducted into the QAT.
“We are expecting to have a list of names and details by the third week of March. After that, a meeting will be held to discuss further course of action. We would require top-level approvals as well before going ahead with it,” the officer mentioned.
CRPF has already achieved one other milestone final yr after the primary girl IPS officer was appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector, one of many terrorist-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir.
Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, is heading the Srinagar sector for CRPF because the Inspector General after coping with Naxals.
Also final month, CRPF had inducted women commandos into the elite anti-Naxal CoBRA unit. 34 women personnel from the 6 Mahila Battalions of CRPF are underneath coaching to be part of the CoBRA.
After pre-induction coaching of three months, they are going to be despatched to Naxalite affected areas. While speaking on the event of the Raising Day of 88th Mahila Battalion, Ex-CRPF DG AP Maheshwari had additionally indicated relating to the introduction of women personnel within the Valley QAT.
