Country's first all-women police battalion

The country's first all-women police battalion came into existence in Rajasthan today with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inspecting the convocation parade by 480 personnel of the squad here.


"CRPF and BSF already have women's battalion, but this is police's first all-women battalion in the country. It would prove a milestone and would strengthen women's position in the force", Gehlot said in his address after the parade at the Rajasthan Police Training Centre.


"It is a historic moment for the state," he said.


Named 'Hadi Rani Mahila Battalion', women personnel of the squad began to be trained for the purpose in November last year, RPTC's IG Sudhakar Johri said.

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CRPF to deploy local recruits in Naxal-hit states

Over 2,000 men and women recently recruited by the CRPF from left wing extremism-affected areas will be deployed there after training for better intelligence and operational effectiveness during anti-Naxal operations.

About 2,000 men and over 300 women were recruited over a period of one year and are now undergoing rigorous training in Ajmer.

Official sources said once the group finishes their training, they will be posted back in the Naxal-hit areas as they have better terrain knowledge since they are locals drawn from the same areas where the Naxals operate.

The biggest difficulty that the security forces face in the fight against Naxals is that most men are from other states and do not know the thick jungle and hill terrains where they operate.

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