Uttarakhand: 22 ladies set to affix ATS, commando coaching on

About 5 years after she joined Uttarakhand police, Usha, earlier this yr, got here to know in regards to the formation of the primary girl commando drive within the state. She volunteered to participate in a pre-commando coaching and certified for the following degree of coaching.
On Wednesday, Usha and 21 different policewomen present process the coaching at Police Training College in Tehri Garhwal district, demonstrated their abilities in public. These 22 policewomen are being educated in fight operations of anti-terror, metropolis and jungle warfare, multi-weapon dealing with, bomb disposal and unarmed fight in order that they will be part of the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
On Wednesday, they demonstrated abilities corresponding to assembling superior weapons with blindfold in lower than 30 seconds.

Usha mentioned their day by day coaching classes last as long as 22 hours. “We have been trained in urban warfare, counter terrorism and handling all types of weapons. Our training is going to be completed soon and after that we will be given field duty,” she mentioned.
“This move of creating a women commando force is a step towards women empowerment. I feel physically and psychologically stronger. My self-confidence has increased and I will use this experience to combat enemies,” mentioned Commando Anjana Belwal. Commando Parvati mentioned she has learnt to deal with weapons like AK-47, pistol and dagger. About the development in firing abilities, Commando Amita Kohli mentioned her confidence is excessive and added, “Ek goli-ek dushman (One bullet, one enemy).”
After the demonstration by the trainee ladies commandos, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat careworn on the necessity for self-defence coaching for ladies in faculties and schools to spice up their psychological energy. The Chief Minister additionally highlighted the function of 5 ladies officers in main rescue operations in Chamoli within the wake of the latest flash floods.
These 22 ladies are from civil police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and had been recruited 5 years again. Two of them are police sub-inspectors. They had been shortlisted for the coaching after they cleared a pre-commando coaching at Arms Training College, Haridwar, from January 8 to 30.
According to officers, names of girls to affix the commando coaching had been sought from all wings of state police earlier this yr and 38 ladies from civil police and PAC reported on the coaching centre in Haridwar for pre-commando coaching. Twenty-two of them may qualify, mentioned officers.
“It’s a three-month course. Half of the training is over. The rest will be completed in March. After that, they will be ready for deployment at Kumbh as commandos,” mentioned Rajeev Swaroop, DIG and Director, Police Training College, Narendra Nagar. Swaroop mentioned fight duties by the lady commando drive will inculcate a way of empowerment and self-confidence amongst different ladies and a strong message can be despatched that women and men are equal if educated properly.

DGP Ashok Kumar mentioned that moreover the target of girls empowerment, recruitment of educated ladies in anti-terrorism squads has develop into vital when terror outfits are recruiting ladies. “These 22 trained women commandos will be made part of ATS and deployed in Kumbh Mela first and later on different duties.”