- Source: Punjab Police SWAT Team
The Punjab Police SWAT Team is the Police Tactical Unit of the Punjab Police.
Overview
Punjab Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) was formed in 2011. They are usually tasked with protection duties. They are highly trained on the lines of National Security Guard by Israel's Mossad through private company Athena Security, deployed by the Punjab Government. 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.
Equipment
The SWAT is provided with:
Bullet-ressistant transport
Light weight bullet-ressistant jackets and helmets
Hands-free radio sets
Complete anti-trauma body suit with level-2 protection
Riot control helmet
Gas masks
Shock shields
Laser weapons
Gas guns and
Pepper gun launcher
= Weapons
=Glock 17 pistol
Brugger & Thomet MP9 sub machine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5 sub machine gun
MTAR 21 X95 assault rifle
SIG 552 assault rifle
AK-47 assault rifle
IMI Negev LMG
FN Minimi LMG
Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifle
CornerShot
Night vision device
Major operation
2015 Gurdaspur attack - Punjab SWAT very efficiently handled counter-terrorism operation at Dina Nagar Police Station in 2015 Gurdaspur attack by killing all 3 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
See also
Counter Insurgency Force (West Bengal)
Special Operation Group (Odisha)
Greyhounds (police)
Force One (Mumbai Police)
Special Operations Group (Jammu and Kashmir)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Punjab Police SWAT Team
- Punjab Police (India)
- List of police tactical units
- 2015 Gurdaspur attack
- Force One (police)
- Law enforcement in India
- Greyhounds (police)
- Special Operations Group (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Delhi Police
- Police forces of the states and union territories of India
