Amit Shah to be the Chief Guest at the anniversary celebrations of RAF

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be attending 27th-anniversary celebrations of anti-riot Rapid Action Force (RAF), which is also kwn as zero-response time force, of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Ahmedab. He will attend ceremony as Chief Guest of function. He will also be felicitating 20 Gallantry medal winners of CRPF during ceremony.

According to an official release, "Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is observing 27th Anniversary of its anti-riot Rapid Action Force (RAF) this year. To mark occasion, its anniversary pare has been arranged at location of 100 Battalion of RAF at Ahmedab (Gujarat) tomorrow, 30th September 2019. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will grace occasion as Chief Guest."

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About RAF

Commanded by Inspector General of Police (IGP) and hequartered in New Delhi, RAF was raised as a specialised riot-control wing of CRPF on 7 October 1992. This anti-riot, 15 battalion-strong force has proved its mettle on many occasions. Even though its functions are to deal with riots, riot-like situations, crowd control, rescue and relief operations, and related unrest, RAF has me several or contributions. Apart from setting its foot strongly on riot control front but has also mand to win accoles overseas in its UN peacekeeping missions in Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia. As anti-riot force, RAF specialises in quick reflexes in riot situations with use of n-lethal equipment.

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RAF's active engment with its mandate earned it an identity of its own on October 7, 2003, when it was presented with coveted Presidential Colours. organization is split into different component, smallest being a team. y have trained both male and female personnel and according to official CRPF website, one team, that includes trained female personnel is solely dedicated to deal efficiently with situations involving women demonstrators.

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(With ANI Inputs)