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C-60 Commando Force History, Features, Awards, Achievements
Maharastra Commando Force C-60 History, Features, Commando Unit, Major Achievements, Awards
Commandants of the C-60 are the best-trained commandos whose fears Naxalism shakes. These commandos had killed 39 Naxalites in two separate encounters in April and there was no harm to this force in this operation. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauha has written this letter to the states and gave this directive. This is the district level force.
In 1989-90, Maharashtra Police had decided to form a special team to fight the Naxalites. It was formed by selecting local people in Gadchiroli, the highest number of Naxalite areas in the state, Gadchiroli.
Initially, 60 tribal people were recruited from many villages in the district. At present, 800 units are involved in this unit and they work in 24 different parts of Gadchiroli.
Commands of C-60 are highly educated. They speak local terrain, local languages like Gondi and Marathi. Naxalites speak these languages in these areas.
These commandos are skilled at running new weapons and devices. Their intelligence is also very strong because they have information about their villages' culture, people and language. The locals know them and they do not have the difficulty to talk to them.
The C-60 commandos killed 39 Naxalites in two different campaigns in April this year. There was no harm to this particular force in this campaign. This is called the biggest Naxalite operations.
