Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)

About Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA):

• It is a specialized force which has been raised for guerilla/jungle warfare type operations for dealing with Maoist and therefore also known as ‘jungle warriors’.
• Personnel for CoBRA are selected from CRPF as CoBRA is integral part of CRPF.
• They undergo rigorous commando & jungle warfare training before being posted to CoBRA BNs for anti naxal operations.
• In all there are 10 CoBRA Units Raised between 2008-2011.Most of its 10 battalions are deployed for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand apart from some units tasked for counter-insurgency operations in the northeastern part of the country.

What is the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

• It is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security.
• It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.
• History of CRPF:
  • Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, it is one of the oldest Central para military forces (now termed as Central Armed Police Force).
  • CRPF was raised as a sequel to the political unrest and the agitations in the then princely States of India following the Madras Resolution of the All-India Congress Committee in 1936 and the ever-growing desire of the Crown Representative to help the vast majority of the native States to preserve law and order as a part of the imperial policy.
  • It became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949.
• Duties performed by the CRPF are
  • Crowd control, Riot control
  • Counter Millitancy / Insurgency operations, Dealing with Left Wing Extremism
  • Overall co-ordination of large scale security arrangement specially with regard to elections in disturbed areas.
  • Protection of VIPs and vital installations.
  • Checking environmental de-gradation and protection of local Flora and Fauna
  • Fighting aggression during War time
  • Participating in UN Peace Keeping Mission
  • Rescue and Relief operations at the time of Natural Calamities.

 

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Q1) What is the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

It is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security. It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.

Source: CRPF Top Brass Looking to Sharpen CoBRA's Bite, Fix Training Process & Issue of Non-Reporting Personnel