Use Of Paramilitaries Under Review

July 02 2010

India

The Indian federal government is considering changing the way paramilitary forces are used in anti-Maoist operations, reports the Press Trust of India.

The home minister said ways to reconfigure, redeploy and strengthen paramilitary forces operating in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal states would be made only after consultation with state governments.

No Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed in a particular state would be moved from that state, said the...

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