Rashtriya Rifles
Indian counter-insurgency force
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The Rashtriya Rifles is a counter-insurgency force in India, formed in 1990, to deal with internal security in the Jammu and Kashmir region. They maintain public order by drawing powers from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1990 (AFSPA). Its personnel are provided by the Indian Army on deputation.
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Army launches probe into alleged ill-treatment of civilians during Kishtwar operationThe Indian Army's White Knight Corps is investigating allegations of civilian mistreatment during a counterterrorism operation in the Kishtwar sector on November 20, 2024. The operation, initiated by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Shameful and sad': Kharge, Rahul condemn terror attack on Air Force's convoy in PoonchKharge and Rahul Gandhi mourned IAF attack in Poonch, condemning the terrorists. Injured personnel evacuated to Udhampur. Rashtriya Rifles unit conducts search operations. Elections ongoing in Jammu..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Terror hideout busted in J&K's Reasi; arms, explosives recoveredA terror hideout was discovered by security forces on Saturday in a joint operation by J-K police and Rashtriya Rifles in the Lancha area of Mahore sub-division in Reasi, police reported. Acting on a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
RR unit involved in J&K 'custody deaths' shifted outThe Army is shifting out the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion involved in the alleged custodial torture and death of three civilians in J&K's Poonch last month, while three parallel inquiries are..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Poonch: Army initiates Court of Inquiry as police lodges murder case over killing of 3 civiliansThe Army has initiated a Court of Inquiry into the alleged murder of three civilians who were picked up for questioning after a terrorist attack in Poonch. The incident has sparked allegations of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Two dead in fire accident at Doda Army campTwo civilians were charred to death in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district after a fire engulfed a shop situated within the Army camp early Saturday. The blaze, which broke out around 2am, was..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Two overground workers arrested with arms & ammunition in J&K’s RajouriTwo overground workers, Mohammad Farooq and Mohammad Nazir, were arrested during a joint anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. The operation was conducted by J&K Police's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rajouri encounter: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed in ongoing anti-terror operationSecurity forces in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir have killed a top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist named Quari, who was a Pakistani national trained on the Pak-Afghan Front. Quari was believed to be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Two LeT terrorists 'encircled' by J-K Police in AnantnagThe commanding officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, a major rank officer and a Deputy superintendent of police were killed in an encounter with the terrorists at Gadole.DNA - Published | |
Jaish arm PAFF claims Poonch ambush with captioned ‘photos’The banned People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, claimed to have released Tuesday a series of captioned photos on social media that the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Hunt on for terrorists who killed 5 soldiersA major operation with special forces, regular troops, helicopters and drones is under way by the Army to hunt down the 5-7 terrorists who attacked an Army truck in a well-planned ambush in Poonch..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kashmiri Pandit assassin among 2 terrorists, one soldier killed in Pulwama shootoutThe killer of a Kashmiri Pandit man was among two terrorists shot dead around 1am Tuesday in an operation lasting several hours at a village mosque in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Terrorist attack foiled in J-K: Police detect IED kept in pressure cooker at ImamsahibJammu and Kashmir: Police and 44 Rashtriya Rifles detected an explosive device in a cooker before it exploded, averting a massive tragedy.DNA - Published | Three soldiers killed in Kupwara avalancheThree soldiers from the Army's 56 Rashtriya Rifles were killed in an avalanche in Machil sector, in north Kashmir's Kupwara, on Friday, officials said.IndiaTimes - Published |
Volley of bullets kills soldier during Jammu and Kashmir counter-terror operationAn Army soldier was fatally wounded in a shootout with terrorists when a team of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and J&K police conducted an operation to bust a hideout in Kokernag of south Kashmir’s..IndiaTimes - Published | Two active LeT terrorists nabbed in Jammu and Kashmir's BudgamThe joint operation was carried out by Budgam Police and a 62-battalion of Rashtriya Rifles (RR).DNA - Published |
