Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Timeout
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Sci-Tech
  • Others
    • COVID-19
    • Today’s Pic
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Timeout
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Sci-Tech
  • Others
    • COVID-19
    • Today’s Pic
No Result
View All Result
OrissaPOST - Odisha Latest news, English Daily -
No Result
View All Result

These women personnel of Assam Rifles participate in counter-terrorism ops along Pak, Myanmar borders

IANS
Updated: March 24th, 2021, 22:55 IST
in Home News, National
0
Pic- Assam Rifles/ Twitter

Pic- Assam Rifles/ Twitter

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on Linkedin

Aizawl (Mizoram): Breaking the shackles, women are joining the paramilitary and armed forces in huge numbers and are participating in counter-terrorism and counter-infiltration operations along the border with Pakistan and Myanmar.

Around 200 women have joined as ‘rifle women’ in Assam Rifles, a paramilitary establishment officered by the Indian Army, responsible for guarding the border with Myanmar and carrying counter-insurgency operations in the north east region. The force is celebrating its 136th raising day.

Their presence has smoothened the functioning of the security forces in the sensitive locations as they have effectively dealt with the local women population.

The force was facing huge difficulty in the search of vehicles carrying women passengers at the borders areas. Now, this has been effectively being dealt by the Rifle Women. They look out for drugs, narcotics, arms and ammunition.

Rifle Woman Jagriti, currently deployed in with 3 Assam Rifles in Mizoram, carries out patrolling along the Indo-Myanmar border where drugs and arms are being pushed in by insurgent groups supported by China.

Jagriti is from Aravalli district of Gujarat and has completed four years of service. “Earlier, I was deployed in Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir and took part in counter-insurgency operations,” Jagriti told IANS.

She said that throughout her childhood, she saw her uncle in uniform. “From then on I aspired to join the force. Now after joining, I feel proud to be part of the force,” said Jagriti, while carrying out a patrol in inhospitable terrain near the Myanmar border.

She feels elated as she is treated at par with riflemen in the force.

Her battalion has 16 women doing all duties assigned to them. She is part of border guarding at a time when there is an influx of people from Myanmar crossing the borders after a coup in the country.

Another Rifle woman Lucy Ramtharmawi, who was selected in 2017, said she goes for patrolling at forward locations as an when required. Hailing from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, she was inspired to wear the uniform seeing other people living near her native place joining the Indian Armed Forces. “I am also deployed at mobile vehicle check posts and carry out checking of suspected local female members involved in contraband smuggling.”

Similarly, Sophie Vanlalhmangaihi from Mizoram is deployed at forward locations in Jammu and Kashmir these days.

She was engaged in checking smuggling of narcotics, fake currency and weapons through the Sadhana Pass in Jammu and Kashmir. “I was told that I have to go to Kashmir along with other troops. I was happy to serve the country. We were carrying out checks along with other troops. Our focus was to check suspected women engaged into smuggling.”

IANS 

Tags: Assam Riflescounter terrorismMyanmarPakistanparamilitary
ShareTweetSendShare
Suggest A Correction

Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox.

Related Posts

President Droupadi Murmu

Women’s reservation bill gets President’s assent

September 29, 2023
Polls

Law Commission working on formula so that 2029 onwards LS, assembly polls can be held together

September 29, 2023

Not advisable to tinker with existing age of consent under POCSO Act: Law Commission to govt

September 29, 2023
Kunwar Danish Ali

Ramesh Bidhuri remarks row: Danish Ali writes to PM Modi, calls for ‘suitable punishment’ to BJP MP

September 29, 2023

ISKCON sends Rs 100-crore defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi

September 29, 2023
Sharad Pawar

INDIA bloc will take care to ensure no disputes among partners ahead of state polls: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

September 29, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Click Here: Plastic Free Odisha

No Content Available

Archives

Editorial

Only Brave Talk

September 27, 2023

When China’s President Xi Jinping told the International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach in Hangzhou a day before the opening...

Read more

Road Tragedy

September 26, 2023

The recent late night road mishap that resulted in the death of a young medical practitioner Dr Amit Bisoi on...

Read more

Impeachments Galore

September 25, 2023

The US is surfeit with impeachments of its Presidents – past and present. After former President Donald Trump went through...

Read more

Normalised Killings

Aakar Patel
September 24, 2023

Extrajudicial killings are normal in India and are called encounters. They refer to the State’s murder of an accused who...

Read more
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Sports
  • Sci-Tech
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Career
Developed By Ratna Technology

© 2020 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

  • Home
  • Metro
  • State
  • National
  • International
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Feature
  • Opinion
  • Sci-Tech
  • COVID-19
  • Today’s Pic
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Career
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

© 2020 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST