Srinagar, July 2: The Army on Friday deployed women soldiers at various checkpoints in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in a bid to bridge the gap between locals and the security forces.
This is for the first time after north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, that the army has deployed the Riflewomen in Ganderbal.
The Riflewomen were first deployed in Kupwara areas in August 2020 amid reports of narco- and weapon smuggling by militants with the help of their “women handlers.”
News agency KNO while quoting Commanding Officer of 34 Assam Rifles R S Karakoti said that Rifflewomen of Assam Rifles have been deployed at mobile vehicle check posts in Ganderbal.
“These Riflewomen have been a force multiplier and they have been bridging the gap between forces and locals. We are using them in other operations as we use our riflemen. These Riflewomen help develop a special relation between the army and the locals,” Karakoti said.