Punjab Police SWAT Team

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Punjab Police SWAT Team
Active2011 (2011)–present
Country India
Agency Punjab Police (India)
Operations jurisdictionThe state of Punjab

The Punjab Police SWAT Team is the Police Tactical Unit of the Punjab Police.

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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:

Weapons

IMI Negev LMG fed from ammo box in a shooting range IMI-Negev006a.jpg
IMI Negev LMG fed from ammo box in a shooting range
NameCountry of originType
Glock 17 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta 92S [6] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Heckler & Koch MP5 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Submachine gun
Brugger & Thomet MP9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
AK 47 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Assault rifle
MTAR 21 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
SIG 552 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Steyr SSG 69 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sniper rifle
FN Minimi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Light machine gun
IMI Negev Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Major operation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Punjab had formed this SWAT team in 2011 after regular threats on Punjab politicians".
  2. ↑ "The 28 Punjab commandos involved in Monday's operation were also trained by Mossad".
  3. ↑ "Israeli trainers for SWAT teams of Punjab Police".
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab Police SWAT team bang on target". Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mizoram Police to Get Latest Weapons". Sinlung. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "The SWAT team deployed in Dinanagar was involved in an exercise at Amritsar and therefore could be deployed in Gurdaspur immediately".
  8. ↑ "How Punjab's new heroes stared death in the face and came back laughing".
  9. ↑ "Gurdaspur attack: Punjab's SWAT team's creation bears fruit".
  10. ↑ "Lashkar-e-Taiba behind Gurdaspur terror attack, confirms MHA".
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