New Delhi: In order to reduce casualties of its troops from landmine blasts in anti-Naxal operations, the Central Reserve Police Force has decided to shun its mine protected vehicles as troop carriers for routine operations.
The force has issued a set of standard operating procedures to its commanders in the Naxal operations grid to “limit” the usage of these mobile armoured bunkers.
“We have decided to limit the use of the mine protected vehicles during routine anti-Naxal operations. These armoured vehicles which carry troops will only be used during specific emergencies and combat situations,” CRPF chief Dilip Trivedi said.
The CRPF director general said the decision was taken by the force after obtaining information from commanders deployed on the ground and the step was aimed to save the paramilitary troops from Naxal ambushes.
