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C-60 Commandos Tribal Force Unit, Weapons, Training, Fight against Naxals
C-60 commandos are the only district level force in the country formed out of indigenous tribal people from District Gadhchirauli
C-60 commandos concept is given by former D.G. KP Raghuvanshi when he was Superintendent of Police in Gadhchirauli district, Maharashtra in 1989-90.
Firstly 60 tribal people were recruited from many villages in the district. At present, 800 units are included in this unit and they work in 24 different parts of Gadchiroli.
Commands of C-60 are highly trained. C-60 commandos are speaking local languages like Gondi and Marathi. Naxalites commonly speak these languages in these areas. C-60 commandos are better trained for using gadgets and all types of technical equipment.
C-60 commandos are better trained for survival. In the event of a war in the forest, they are capable to beat Naxalites.
C-60 commandos are the only force in the country that collects, collates and analyzes information and also engage in operations against Maoists.
The C-60 commandos are also organizing several civic programs like bridge gap between locals and police and motivate local population to have faith in the government.
C-60 commander Motiram Madavi, a veteran of several successful encounters was awarded rank of sub-inspector.
C-60 commandos will not have any mercy until Naxalites surrender and return to the mainstream.
Some other state-level units like Greyhounds of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha is formed and designed in the concept of C-60commondos.
