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CRPF: Rapid Action Force adds 5 new battalions to curb increased violence
CRPF: Rapid Action Force adds 5 new battalions to curb increased violence: Details, Features, Aim, Highlights
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has added five new battalions of anti-riot and crowd control Rapid Action Force (RAF) to curd increased violence in five Indian states.
These new RAF battalions will be stationed at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Hajipur (Bihar), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Mangalore (Karnataka) and Nuh (Haryana).
With these, the total number of RAF battalions in the country has gone up to 15.
Varanasi will be the fourth base of RAF in Uttar Pradesh- the three others being in Meerut, Allahabad, and Aligarh.
About Rapid Action Force (RAF)
Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specially trained and equipped wing of Central Reserve Police Force, the country’s largest paramilitary force or Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) with over 3 lakh personnel.
RAF was formed in 1992 to deal to deal with riots, riot-like situations, crowd control, rescue, and relief operations and related unrest.
RAF is headquartered in New Delhi.
RAF motto is “Serving Humanity with Sensitive Policing”
RAF battalions are based in various parts of the country in order to cut down response time and rush the teams in shortest possible time to counter an incident. The 10 old RAF battalions are based in Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Aligarh, Delhi, Coimbatore, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, and Meerut.
Single RAF battalion has a strength of just over 1,000 personnel and it is equipped with gadgets and non-lethal weapons like, tear smoke grenade launchers, pump action guns and others to enforce security and law and order in case of protests or riot-like situations.
