Tag: CRPF
For first time, CRPF appoints two women officers as IGs
Two women officers of the CRPF have been appointed as Inspectors General (IG) for the first time after their induction into the force began...
CRPF claims big breakthrough, clears Jharkhand Maoist hub
Stating that security forces have cleared Budhapahad, a forested area in the tri-junction of Latehar and Garhwa districts in Jharkhand and Balrampur in neighbouring...
J&K sub-inspector recruitment scam: CBI conducts searches at 33 locations across country
Sources said the searches are being carried out in Jammu, Srinagar; Karnal, Mahendergarh, and Rewari in Haryana; Gandhinagar in Gujarat; Delhi; Ghaziabad in Uttar...
Free, but Burkapal tribals too broken to even hold grudge
When Madkam Hunga was arrested under UAPA in the 2017 Burkapal Maoist attack case, he had a wife — and two little girls aged...
121 tribals, arrested for 2017 Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh, acquitted after five years in jail
The NIA special court, which pronounced the judgement on Friday, said the prosecution could not prove that the accused, tribals who were behind bars...
‘Tribal at top, people will have faith (in system)’: In Murmu’s town, pride and hope
“Tribal people fear going to a police station or court… When they see a tribal person at the top post, they will have some...
Bank manager & migrant worker killed in wave of targeted attacks in Valley
The labourer was shot hours after the security establishment at the highest level in Delhi went into a huddle following the killing of the...
Cabinet eases educational criteria for Chhattisgarh tribals to join CRPF
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday relaxed eligibility criteria for tribal youths from three Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh to...
Killing in Jharkhand’s Latehar Cops’ volte-face: FIR against 8 security men for ‘murdering’ man
The Jharkhand Police have registered an FIR against eight security personnel, including a CRPF Deputy Commandant, for “murdering” a tribal man and “destroying the...
Silger firing: Tribals’ demands stand unresolved, their distrust in govt deepening
Uike Bheema (33) has been waiting for his brother Uike Pandu’s Aadhaar card, watch and other belongings, which he claimed were with the police,...
Three years, 42 camps: Chhattisgarh takes fight to Naxal hotbeds, sparks local distrust
A decisive push by the government to make inroads into Left-Wing Extremism districts has seen 42 security camps coming up across seven districts of...
Proposal to open commandant posts in BSF for IPS officers
Even as a proposal to debar IPS officers from central deputation if they don’t have a prior stint with the Centre as SP or...
Maoist-affected areas in focus, Baghel meets Shah
With Assembly elections a little over one-and-a-half years away, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel seems to be focussing more on developmental initiatives in the...
Over 1,200 paramilitary troopers died by suicide in last 10 years: govt
More Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel died by suicide in the Covid-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 than in any year in...
CRPF DG flags lack of roads in core Chhattisgarh Maoist areas
Lack of road connectivity remains a “serious” challenge for security forces who are moving deeper into Maoist-dominated areas of Chhattisgarh to set up new...
MHA-appointed taskforce on suicides in CAPFs to study fratricides too
A taskforce comprising senior officers constituted a few months back by the Home Ministry to look into cases of suicide in the central armed...
