CoBRA to get women warriors to fight Maoists

NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is in the process to induct women warriors of the force into its elite CoBRA Battalion to engage in the fight against the Maoists -- the first of such kinds of initiatives taken in the Maoist warfare duties. Outgoing CRPF Director General AP Maheshwari, who is to retire on February 28, made the announcemet while addressing the media in his first interaction during the Covid crisis. "We are inducting women warriors in the CoBRA force, the anti-Naxal wing," Maheshwari said.

The Ministr y of Home Affairs had accorded approval for setting up of sanction of 10 unattached battalions of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) for guerrilla and jungle war fare type operations for dealing with extremists and insurgents.