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New Delhi, Oct 24 Traditionally seen as the guards of the India's border with the Tibet, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) may soon find itself in a new role -- fighting naxal violence in the hinterland and militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
While the proposal has already been set in motion, Union Home Minister, in his speech at the 45th raising day celebrations of the ITBP, also gave an indication to this effect saying "the force might also be used for other purposes which included fighting militancy." Though the officials preferred to remain silent over the issue, sources in the ministry said that ITBP should be roped in to tackle militancy in the Kashmir valley as well as fighting naxal menace in the hinterland.
The force, which would soon see an increase of several batallions, is already engaged in guarding several VVIPs and has also been instrumental in providing security to the Indian Mission in Kabul and Indian consulates in Jalalabad and Kandhahar of war-raved Afghanistan besides guarding Border Roads Organisation (BRO) men working in Southern Afghansiatan.
Vineet Kumar Joshi, an IPS officer of 1971 batch from Bihar cadre, who heads the ITBP is considered to be a sharp officer who spent nearly two decades handling senstive departments in the Intelligence Bureau and the present move from the Government is seen to use his expertise in countering terrorism menace especially that stems from across the border.
The sources indicated that ITBP could be used to fight militancy in one of the districts of Kashmir and this would ease the pressure on CRPF, which has been deployed for counter-militancy operations in the state. |
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