Army imparting commando training to Haryana police
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) Army instructors have started imparting commando training to Haryana Police officers to conduct counter-insurgency operations, a senior home department official said here Thursday.
Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary-Home Krishna Mohan said that 40 instructors from the Indian Army had already arrived and started training policemen at the sprawling 500-acre Madhuban police training Complex in Karnal, 130 km from here.
Haryana Police officials will be trained in commando operations, defusing and disposing bombs, handling improvised explosive devices (IEDs), small arms and weapons, and conducting counter-insurgency operations.
“They would be divided into three batches. While one batch will be stationed at Madhuban, the other two will be sent to the Bhondsi (near Gurgaon) and Sunaria training centres,” the home secretary said.
He said the army officers and personnel will be on deputation for a period of two years.
The state government earlier took up the matter with the union Ministry of Defence seeking army trainers for the state police.
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