New Delhi:  CRPF will deploy about 300 women commandos for anti-Naxal operations in affected states. This was disclosed by CRPF Director General Prakash Mishra. Officials said, there are specific reasons and operational benefits for deploying women combatants.

The women cops can interact with the local women folk and that will help helps in gathering good intelligence. Such interactions will help  in bringing forces closer to the locals and villagers. Recently, Indo-Tibetan Border Police had also announced that it will post its women personnel in full combat role at its units along the Sino-Indian border.