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  • Jul 10, 2024
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“DODA GUNFIGHT FOLLOWS KATHUA AMBUSH, FIVE GARHWAL RIFLES SOLDIERS KILLED”

Why in the news?

  • Security forces in Doda, J&K, are engaged in a gunfight with 2-3 terrorists after a cordon-and-search operation.
  • Army, police, and CRPF launched a search operation for militants involved in an attack on an Army convoy.
Source:worldatlas

About Garhwal Rifles:

  • Originally raised in 1887 as the 39th (Garhwal) Regiment of the Bengal Army.
  • Became part of the British Indian Army and later incorporated into the Indian Army post-independence.
  • Regimental Centre: Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
  • Battle Honors (Post-Independence): Tithwal, Jammu and Kashmir, Nuranang, Buttur Dograndi, Punjab, Gadra Road, Rajasthan, Hilli, East Pakistan, Operation Pawan, Batalik, Dras, Kargil.
  • Units: 21 regular battalions, 2 Territorial Army battalions, 3 Rashtriya Rifles battalions, 1 mechanised infantry battalion.
About Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF):

  • Established as the Crown Representative Police in 1939.
  • Renamed the Central Reserve Police Force by an Act of Parliament on December 28, 1949.
  • Mission: Maintain Rule of Law, Public Order, and Internal Security. Preserve National Integrity.
  • Important Role: Significant involvement during the amalgamation of princely States into the Indian Union.

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