It's War On Maoists ; Over 20,000 Personnel From the Bsf & the Crpf Are Undergoing Specialised Training, with a Select Team Being Sent to the Army's Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte, Mizoram.

India Today › August 20, 2009

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Delhi: The Home Ministry, it seems, has finally woken up to the Naxal threat and is preparing for an all-out war against the Maoists. Home Minister P. Chidambaram is giving final touches to the blueprint of the biggest-ever operation with the option of using attack helicopters.

Over 20,000 personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are now undergoing specialised training, with a select team being sent to the army's Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte, Mizoram. The school will train personnel to lead operations in Maoist hotbeds such as the Orissa-Andhra Pradesh border. A Special Tactics Wing has also been established at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad, to provide leadership training.

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It's War On Maoists ; Over 20,000 Personnel From the Bsf & the Crpf Are Undergoing Specialised Training, with a Select Team Being Sent to the Army's Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte, Mizoram.

Expecting the operation to last a fe...

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