Force One (Mumbai Police)

Force One
बळ एक
शक्ती एक
Agency overview
Formed November 26, 2010
Volunteers 300 [1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Maharashtra, India
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs.
Operational structure
Headquarters Mumbai
Parent agency Maharashtra Police
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Force One is an elite commando force, which is a specialised counter terrorism unit to guard the Mumbai metropolitan area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, formed by Government of Maharashtra on the lines of National Security Guards (NSG). It was formed under Maharashtra Police, as a response to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and was commissioned two days before its first anniversary, on the occasion Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, also laid the foundation stone of the Force One's headquarters in Mumbai.[2] It was recently announced that one of their primary tasks will be to protect the Maharashtra Legislature as well as several politicians within the state.This force boasts of the fastest response time in the world and responds to a terror strike in less than 15 minutes.

Overview

The commandos of Force One are trained at Maharashtra Intelligence Academy, the College of Military Engineering, Pune, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in the use of sophisticated arms and explosives, known for its rapid shooting skills. While the NSG has a regional hub in Mumbai, Force One is expected to be part of the initial response to a terror strike in Mumbai.[3][4][5]

Force One takes 15 minutes to get ready and respond to a terror strike.

Creation

The M107

In wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the Government of Maharashtra decided to form a new, specialised force to tackle terror. It was commissioned on November 24, 2009 on SRPF Ground of suburban Goregaon, Mumbai. The initial training of the unit was made under the help and supervision of Israeli Special Forces. After two months of basic training by Israeli specialists, Force One was founded. Force One headquarters is to be spread over 96 acres (390,000 m2) inside the lush green Aarey Milk Colony at Goregaon in northwest Mumbai, and the first batch has 216 elite commandos. Special Inspector-General Rajnish Seth is the Commander of Force One Team.

Out of 3,000 applications from the state police force who volunteered to be part of the force - many of whom were part of 26/11 response team - 261 personnel were selected and trained in Pune, apart from the College of Military Engineering and the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).[6][7]

Equipment

M4A1 with M203

See also

References

  1. ↑ "26/11: No force in Force One". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Eagles have landed". MiD DAY. 2009-11-09.
  3. ↑ "First batch of Force One commando out on job in Maharashtra". The Times of India. 15 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "A smart anti-terror force for Mumbai now". Chennai, India: The Hindu. November 25, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Maha's elite counter terror unit Force One becomes operational". Business Standard. November 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Singh, Vijay V (25 November 2009). "Force One cops can't stand heat?". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "Part of 26/11 resistance, they’ve turned commandos at Force One". The Indian Express. November 10, 2009.
  8. ↑ Our Special Correspondent (2008-12-18). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Force One, state-of-art guns to guard Mumbai". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Is Force 1 good enough?". Hindustan Times. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Force One to get MP5 guns". dnaindia.com. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  11. ↑ Meena Menon (2009-11-25). "A smart anti-terror force for Mumbai now". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  12. ↑ "Maha's elite counter terror unit Force One becomes operational". Business Standard. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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