All posts tagged: Commandos

Assam Inducts Black Panthers, Police Commandos Trained By Indian Army

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Assam’s Black Panther police commandos on their passing out parade Guwahati: At the Saru Sajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, amid hundreds of spectators and dignitaries including Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, a group of young commandos, dressed in their black combat fatigue, armed with the latest close-range, sniper and automatic weapons, rappelled down a rope from a hovering Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Army Aviation Corp for a demo of a tactical exercise. These commandos may look like from the National Security Guards (NSG) by their tactical move to tackle a hostage situation, but they are the fresh batch of Assam’s Black Panthers – the state’s very own commando battalions of police force. It was a historic moment for the Assam Police as the new batch of 2,551 police commandos were inducted. According to the Assam Police, this was the first time that such a large contingent of any police force in the country were trained by the Indian Army as a part of their commando training course. …

Over 150 Paramilitary Commandos For Ayodhya Airport’s Security

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CISF will provide an anti-terrorist security cover to Ayodhya airport (ANI) Ayodhya: The Union home ministry has sanctioned a more than 150 personnel-strong CISF anti-terrorist cover for the Ayodhya airport, days before the high-profile consecration ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22, official sources said on Tuesday. The ‘Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham’ has become the 68th civil airport terminal in the country to come under the umbrella of the specialised Aviation Security Group (ASG) of the central force. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will provide an anti-terrorist and anti-sabotage cover to the Ayodhya airport that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023, official sources said. The force will frisk passengers and their baggage and secure the perimeter of the facility, like what is done at other national and international airports, they said. An armed contingent of more than 150 CISF personnel under the command of a Deputy Commandant rank officer has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for securing the Ayodhya airport that will be enhanced …

Navy Commandos Get On Hijacked Ship With 15 Indians On Board

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Abandon ship, Indian Navy sounded the alert to pirates as its elite marine commandos arrived on the cargo ship, ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, that was hijacked late last evening near the coast of Somalia, military officials said on Friday. The elite commandos, MARCOS, are carrying out the sanitisation operations.   Around 15 Indian crew members are aboard the ship in the Arabian Sea. The hijacking was reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British military organisation that tracks movements of various vessels in strategic waterways. The Indian crew on board are safe, military officials told news agency ANI. Naval warship INS Chennai, a navy destroyer, that was diverted from her anti-piracy patrol, has launched its helicopter and issued warning to pirates to abandon the hijacked vessel. Last month the Navy deployed several warships into the sea to “maintain a deterrent presence” after a string of recent shipping attacks, including a drone attack near India’s coast blamed on Iran by the United States. The latest attack comes at a time when many vessels have been …

After Ambush, Suspected Insurgents Fire Rocket-Propelled Grenade RPG At Manipur Police Commandos In India-Myanmar Border Town Moreh

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Suspected insurgents fired a rocket-propelled grenade on Manipur Police in Moreh Imphal/New Delhi: From a daytime ambush on a police convoy by suspected insurgents to a nighttime rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on the barracks of police commandos, Manipur’s border town Moreh saw violence on the last day of 2023. Four police commandos were injured in the RPG attack; another was injured in the ambush on Saturday. The first attack began with ambushes on special police commandos posted in Moreh, near a “key location point” of the Assam Rifles. A commando was injured in this attack on Saturday. At 11.40 pm, the situation became extremely volatile after suspected Kuki insurgents fired an RPG at a police barrack and opened up concentrated fire towards the police camp. The police commandos took position and fired back; the gunfight continued through the night, sources said. Four commandos were injured in the attack, which caught them off guard as they were retiring for the night. Visuals of the barrack shows shrapnel holes on the walls. The injured commandos were taken …

Police Commandos Ambushed By Suspected Insurgents In Manipur Border Town Moreh, 1 Injured

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Violence broke out in Manipur’s Moreh after a gunfight Imphal/New Delhi: A gunfight broke out between suspected insurgents and police commandos in Manipur’s border town Moreh today. The insurgents allegedly fired at a convoy of police vehicles while they were moving towards a patrolling point from Moreh town, news agency PTI reported. A commando was injured. He is being treated at an Assam Rifles camp. The fresh violence in Moreh also led to the burning of two homes, local reports said. In a separate incident, a teen was shot dead by unidentified men in Manipur’s hill district Kangpokpi, 45 km from the state capital Imphal. The incident happened at 2.30 am on Saturday. More security forces have been deployed in the village and combing operations are going on, sources said. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh condemned the killing of the youth. “A few evil elements are trying to disrupt the peace in the state. It’s an unfortunate incident and we highly condemned the incident. Combing operation is on to nab the culprits. We won’t …