The Punjab Police SWAT Team is the Police Tactical Unit of the Punjab Police.
Overview
Punjab Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) was formed in 2011.[1] They are usually tasked with protection duties.[1] They are highly trained on the lines of National Security Guard by Israel's Mossad[2][3] through private company Athena Security, deployed by the Punjab Government.[4] All the commandos are under 28 years of age, thus making them fit and capable of tasks meant for commandos. Their main work is to fight against any terrorist attack if it occurs in Punjab State. They have been trained exclusively in Krav Maga, room intervention, close and open techniques and other secret tactics.[5]
Equipment
The SWAT is provided with:
- Bullet-resistant transport
- Light weight bullet-resistant jackets and helmets
- Hands-free radio sets
- Complete anti-trauma body suit with level-2 protection
- Riot control helmet
- Gas masks
- Shock shields
- Laser weapons
- Gas guns
- Pepper gun launcher
- Night vision device
- CornerShot
Weapons
Major operation
- 2015 Gurdaspur attack - Punjab SWAT very efficiently handled counter-terrorism operation at Dina Nagar[7] Police Station in 2015 Gurdaspur attack[8][9] by killing all 3 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.[10]
See also
- Counter Insurgency Force (West Bengal)
- Special Operation Group (Odisha)
- Greyhounds (police)
- Force One (Mumbai Police)
- Special Operations Group (Jammu and Kashmir)
References
- ^ a b "Punjab had formed this SWAT team in 2011 after regular threats on Punjab politicians".
- ^ "The 28 Punjab commandos involved in Monday's operation were also trained by Mossad".
- ^ "Israeli trainers for SWAT teams of Punjab Police".
- ^ "The state government had deployed a private company, Athena Security, to get the team trained through Israeli experts spending Rs 1.5 crore on the training". Archived from the original on 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab Police SWAT team bang on target". Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Mizoram Police to Get Latest Weapons". Sinlung. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "The SWAT team deployed in Dinanagar was involved in an exercise at Amritsar and therefore could be deployed in Gurdaspur immediately".
- ^ "How Punjab's new heroes stared death in the face and came back laughing".
- ^ "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab's SWAT team's creation bears fruit".
- ^ "Lashkar-e-Taiba behind Gurdaspur terror attack, confirms MHA".