Uttarakhand’s first all-women Anti-Terrorism commando squad formed!

Dehradun, Feb 26: In a major development, twenty-two women have come together to form Uttarakhand ’s first all-women elite commando force for anti-terrorist and counter-insurgency operations. The Uttarakhand Police formally inducted the all-women Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), ready for its first deployment at the Mahakumbh in Haridwar.

 

They underwent training at Police Training College in Tehri Garhwal district, demonstrated their skills in public. These 22 policewomen are being trained in combat operations of anti-terror, city and jungle warfare, multi-weapon handling, bomb disposal and unarmed combat so that they can join the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).

 

“Uttarakhand is now the fourth state in the country to have an elite women commando force,” Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said at the induction ceremony at police lines here.

 

 

The first all-women commando force was Delhi’s ATS SWAT team, inducted in 2018. Earlier this month, Karnataka started training its first batch of all-women Garuda commandos, the state’s own anti-terror force. “This will inspire other women to join the force and serve the country,” the CM added.