PANJIM JULY 16
A batch of 45 Goa police personnel left for specialized anti-naxal training by the Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh, on Friday evening.
Goa turned to the Greyhounds, after a spectacular success against the Maoists and elimination of top rebel leaders in Andhra Pradesh. Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav informed that the specialized commando operation will strengthen to fight any unforeseen incidents.
“Goa though is not a Maoist-hit State the new training will help fight difficult situations… the force can be used for internal security and to carry out anti-terrorist operations,” he told Herald.
Andhra Pradesh had turned out to be a model state for successfully hunting down the naxalites in their region. As a result, there are very isolated causalities in the present scenario. The officer said Greyhound commandos are specialized in jungle warfare by applying competent tactics.
“They are the best in this job and since it is a very good academy near Hyderabad we requested to reserve seats for Goan police force. We are preparing our force for anti-terrorism operations,” he said.
Valpoi Police Training School Superintendent of Police Shekhar Prabhudesai revealed that the first batch of 45 PTS trained commandos will begin elite-training from July 19. “Of the total 132 constables, who recently passed out their nine-month basis training from the PTS, we selected 45 for Greyhound,” he said.
In yet another progressive step, Goa police is meanwhile in talks with Maharashtra Government to induct Goan police force for specialized commando training in Nashik and Pune.
