Jammu and Kashmir Border: CRPF to train J&K’s border village defence committee members

Following the current spurt of focused assaults in Jammu and Kashmir, CRPF together with the native police will present weapons coaching to village defence committee guards or VDCs within the Union Territory in order that they will counter terrorist assaults.

The ultimate contours of the coaching schedule, number of arms to be included and the variety of individuals can be determined sooner or later of time, officers stated.

The J&Okay administration has not too long ago began reissuing weapons to village defence guards, earlier often called village defence committees, following the Dhangri incident in Rajouri district during which seven folks had been killed. The VDGs comprise native village volunteers.

“CRPF will present weapons coaching to the village defence guards in order that they will act as a line of defence in case of a terrorist assault. The modalities of this new proposal are nonetheless being deliberate,” stated a senior official.

The volunteers may even be educated in primary bodily fight train, if required, he stated.