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| After Dangri attack CRPF provides arms training to 948 VDGs in Rajouri | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 7: After the gruesome killings of seven civilians in two back-to-back terror attacks in Dhangri village of Rajouri, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has trained Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in the district.
This information was shared by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to the query whether the Government is considering providing special training to Village Defence Guards across Jammu and Kashmir to enable them to better counter the terror attacks.
The MoS said that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has imparted necessary training to 948 Village Defence Guard members in collaboration with district Police Rajouri from January 6, 2023, to January 25, 2023.
Important to mention here that seven civilians killed in terror attacks this year were natives of the village Dangri of the Rajouri district. In two back-to-back terror attacks on January 1 and January 2, terrorists killed seven civilians including two real brothers and two minors.
After the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide arms to the Village Defence Guards (VDGs) the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) announced to provide weapon training to these local volunteers to foil nefarious designs of terrorists.
Already members of the VDGs are getting training from the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army. The step is to help the VDGs members to protect their villages from terrorist attacks like the one that took place in Rajouri earlier this month.
Reports said that modalities of the training schedule, the variety of arms to be given to VDG members, and the number of participants will be decided in the coming days. The volunteers will also be trained in basic physical combat exercises if required.
The MoS, however, informed that 115 civilians and 135 security personnel have lost their lives in terrorism in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from January 2020 to January 2023.
The Minister said 37 civilians were killed and 61 were injured, while 62 security forces personnel were also killed and 106 injured in 2020.
“Similarly, the year 2021 witnessed 41 civilian killings and 75 injuries while 42 security forces personnel lost their lives and 117 were injured. The year 2022 witnessed 30 civilian casualties and subsequently, 134 were injured while 31 security forces personnel were killed and 87 injured”, the minister said.
Till January 31, 2023, the Minister said seven civilians were killed and 23 sustained injuries while no casualty or injury was reported from the security forces side. |
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