New Delhi: Former IPS officer and Uttar Pradesh minister Asim Arun has shared the story of state’s first girl Special Police Operations Team (SPOT) commando, Priyanka Panwar. He shared Priyanka’s photograph in commando costume and talked about your complete story of her attaining the feat and at last opening the doorways to this space for different girls officers as nicely.
The minister recalled how he was informed a few single girl applicant for SPOT whereas he was the heading the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS).
मिलिए प्रियंका पंवार से जो उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस ATS की स्पेशल पुलिस ऑपरेशंस टीम (SPOT) की कमांडो हैं
इनके कमांडो बनने की कहानी भी दिलचस्प है…
जब योगी जी ने मुझे एटीएस चीफ के रूप में SPOT के गठन का आदेश दिया, तब समस्त पुलिस व PAC से इच्छुक नाम मांगे गए … कई पुरुष पुलिसकर्मी… pic.twitter.com/gOJGcptin5
— Asim Arun (@asim_arun) January 25, 2024
“Meet Priyanka Panwar, a commando of the Special Police Operations Team (SPOT) of Uttar Pradesh Police ATS. The story of his becoming a commando is also interesting…When Yogi ji ordered me to form SPOT as ATS Chief, then interested names were sought from all the police and PAC… Many male policemen used to come and take the test, it was a difficult test, only a few were able to pass,” he stated in a put up on X.
“One day the Inspector of SPOT told me that a girl has also come to appear for the exam, what to do?” the minister said.
Arun stated he requested the officer to name the lady in after which he met Priyanka for the primary time. “…then Priyanka appeared in front of me for the first time…said sir, I will also become a commando, I am a wrestling player. The girl had enthusiasm and sports fitness,” the put up additional learn.
The former officer stated he realised it was a mistake to not embody the availability of girls cops to use for SPOT.
“I felt that I had made a big mistake, we had not included the provision of women police officers in the applications that we had asked for. We corrected the mistake, took Priyanka’s test. Apparently, Priyanka got selected and attended the SPOT training,” the minister shared.
He stated that Priyanka carried out very nicely, and plenty of different girls took inspiration from her, joined the SPOT staff, and took part in harmful operations.
“And whether it is a matter of risk taking or efficiency, Mhari chhoriyan kisi se kam hai ke (my girls are not less than anyone else)”, the minister concluded.
ABOUT SPOT
The Special Police Operations Team (SPOT) was raised by the UP ATS in 2017 for intelligence gathering and to hold out anti-terror and anti-Naxal operations.
Members of the SPOT have been imparted particular coaching and are outfitted with weapons and ultra-modern applied sciences. Currently, it has as many as 5 groups, that are positioned at completely different strategic areas in numerous districts of Uttar Pradesh.
