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Women Commandos Join The Fight Against Naxal Insurgency In Jharkhand
Indian women of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)
In what is a momentous occasion, 135 women belonging to the 232 battalion's Delta Company are undertaking operations supervised by the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 133 battalion in Naxal-infested forests on the outskirts of Ranchi near Khoonti area.
Sanjay A Lathkar, CRPF IG of Jharkhand, said:
Neeraj Pandey, the CRPF Commandment of 133 battalion, said:
Shakti Tirkey, the Delta company commander heading the 135 woman commandos, had this to say:
G V H Giri Prasad, DIG, CRPF, said women commandos are helpful in carrying out anti-Naxal operations.
The women commandos are equipped with modern weapons and software to assist them in executing their plan, said the CRPF officers.
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