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	The '''Special Tactical Unit (STU)''' is an [[~~Urban area\|urban~~]] ~~[[counter terrorist]] unit~~ of the [[Odisha Police]] in [[Odisha]], [[India]]. They specialise in [[urban warfare]] scenarios including [[~~hostage~~]] ~~situations~~.<ref name=STU1>{{cite news\|title=State gets a dedicated force to combat urban terrorism\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-gets-a-dedicated-force-to-combat-urban-terrorism/2013/07/09/article1675088.ece\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]\|date=9 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The '''Special Tactical Unit (STU)''' is a [[police tactical unit]] of the [[Odisha Police]] (OP) in [[Odisha]], [[India]]. They specialise in urban warfare operation scenarios including anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, combat patrol, counterinsurgency, covert operation, hostage rescue situations, HUMINT, protecting high-ranking officials at risk of assassination, providing security in areas at risk of attack or terrorism in [[Bhubaneswar]], special operations, support crowd control, and urban counterterrorism.<ref name=STU1>{{cite news\|title=State gets a dedicated force to combat urban terrorism\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-gets-a-dedicated-force-to-combat-urban-terrorism/2013/07/09/article1675088.ece\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712082648/http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-gets-a-dedicated-force-to-combat-urban-terrorism/2013/07/09/article1675088.ece\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 July 2013\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]\|date=9 July 2013}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	After the 26 November 2008 [[2008 Mumbai attacks\|Mumbai attacks]], the state of [[Maharashtra]] started an urban counter terrorism force called [[Force One (Mumbai Police)\|Force One]]. Later, [[Andhra Pradesh]] also started a similar force called Organisation for Counter Terrorists Operations (OCTOPUS). A similar unit, called Special Tactical Unit, was unveiled by Jugal Kishore Mohapatra, the Chief Secretary of Odisha, on 8 July 2013.<ref name=STU1/><ref name="stu tele">{{cite news\|title=Special unit to tackle terrorism – Security beefed up in and around Jagannath temple in Puri\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130709/jsp/odisha/story_17094672.jsp\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)]]\|date=8 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> After the 7 July 2013 [[Bodh Gaya bombings]], the STU was deployed for security for the first time during the 2013 [[Ratha-Yatra (Puri)\|Puri Ratha-Yatra]] on 10 July 2013.<ref name=rath>{{cite news\|title=Puri Rath yatra begins today\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034420/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 September 2013\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		After the 26 November 2008 [[2008 Mumbai attacks\|Mumbai attacks]], the state of [[Maharashtra]] started an urban counter terrorism force called [[Force One (Mumbai Police)\|Force One]]. Later, [[Andhra Pradesh]] also started a similar force called Organisation for Counter Terrorists Operations (OCTOPUS). A similar unit, called Special Tactical Unit, was unveiled by Jugal Kishore Mohapatra, the Chief Secretary of Odisha, on 8 July 2013.<ref name=STU1/><ref name="stu tele">{{cite news\|title=Special unit to tackle terrorism – Security beefed up in and around Jagannath temple in Puri\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130709/jsp/odisha/story_17094672.jsp\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130924185423/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130709/jsp/odisha/story_17094672.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 September 2013\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)]]\|date=8 July 2013}}</ref> After the 7 July 2013 [[Bodh Gaya bombings]], the STU was deployed for security for the first time during the 2013 [[Ratha-Yatra (Puri)\|Puri Ratha-Yatra]] on 10 July 2013.<ref name=rath>{{cite news\|title=Puri Rath yatra begins today\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034420/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 September 2013\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=10 July 2013}}</ref>

	==Organisation and role==		==Organisation and role==
	The STU is derived from the [[Special Operation Group]] (SOG) of the [[Odisha Police]], which is an anti-[[Naxalite]] division specialising in jungle and [[guerilla warfare]]. STU personnel have been trained by the [[National Security Guard]] (NSG) at [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]], and specialise in urban scenarios including hostage situations. In the future, the STU will be independent of the SOG and also act as a [[Special Weapons and Tactics\|SWAT]] unit.<ref name=STU1/> They will be also used to protect military installations like the [[Chandipur, Orissa\|Chandipur missile test range]] and monuments like the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]].<ref name=STU2>{{cite news\|title=Odisha raises anti-terror unit\|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2013-07-09~~/bhubaneswar/~~40467942_1_odisha~~-~~police-commandos~~-anti-terror-unit\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923051540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/bhubaneswar/40467942_1_odisha-police-commandos-anti-terror-unit\|url-status=~~dead~~\|archive-date=23 September 2013\|~~accessdate~~=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=9 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> The unit as of July 2013 has 30 personnel and it hopes to induct 30 more personnel in the second phase.<ref name=STU28>{{cite news\|title=Odisha raises Tactical Unit to face urban terror\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-raises-tactical-unit-to-face-urban-terror-113070800911_1.html\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=8 July ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="STU Hindu">{{cite news\|title=Special unit formed to fight urban terrorism\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/special-unit-formed-to-fight-urban-terrorism/article4900690.ece\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> The plan is to gradually raise the numbers to 100.<ref name="Yahoo STU">{{cite news\|title=Odisha special unit to counter urban terrorism\|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/odisha-special-unit-counter-urban-terrorism-050403116.html\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[Yahoo News]]\|date=9 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The STU is derived from the [[Special Operation Group (Odisha)\|Special Operation Group]] (SOG) of the [[Odisha Police]], which is an anti-[[Naxalite]] division specialising in jungle and [[guerilla warfare]]. STU personnel have been trained by the [[National Security Guard]] (NSG) at [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]], and specialise in urban scenarios including hostage situations. In the future, the STU will be independent of the SOG and also act as a [[Special Weapons and Tactics\|SWAT]] unit.<ref name=STU1/> They will be also used to protect military installations like the [[Chandipur, Orissa\|Chandipur missile test range]] and monuments like the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]].<ref name=STU2>{{cite news\|title=Odisha raises anti-terror unit\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Odisha-raises-anti-terror-unit/articleshow/20978577.cms\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923051540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/bhubaneswar/40467942_1_odisha-police-commandos-anti-terror-unit\|url-status=live\|archive-date=23 September 2013\|access-date=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> The unit as of July 2013 has 30 personnel and it hopes to induct 30 more personnel in the second phase.<ref name=STU28>{{cite news\|title=Odisha raises Tactical Unit to face urban terror\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-raises-tactical-unit-to-face-urban-terror-113070800911_1.html\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]\|date=8 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="STU Hindu">{{cite news\|title=Special unit formed to fight urban terrorism\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/special-unit-formed-to-fight-urban-terrorism/article4900690.ece\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=10 July 2013}}</ref> The plan is to gradually raise the numbers to 100.<ref name="Yahoo STU">{{cite news\|title=Odisha special unit to counter urban terrorism\|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/odisha-special-unit-counter-urban-terrorism-050403116.html\|accessdate=24 September 2013\|newspaper=[[Yahoo News]]\|date=9 July 2013}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Special Operation Group]] ([[Odisha Police]])
	* [[District Voluntary Force]] ([[Odisha Police]])		* [[District Voluntary Force]] ([[Odisha Police]])
	* [[Counter Insurgency Force]] ([[West Bengal Police]])		* [[Counter Insurgency Force]] ([[West Bengal Police]])
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	* [[Greyhounds (police)\|Greyhounds]] ([[Andhra Pradesh Police]])		* [[Greyhounds (police)\|Greyhounds]] ([[Andhra Pradesh Police]])
	* [[Punjab Police SWAT Team]]		* [[Punjab Police SWAT Team]]
	* [[Special Operations Group (~~India~~)]]		* [[Kerala Thunderbolts]] ([[Kerala Police]])
			* [[Special Operations Group (Jammu and Kashmir)]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			{{Law enforcement agencies of India}}

	[[Category:Specialist law enforcement agencies of India]]		[[Category:Specialist law enforcement agencies of India]]

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|formedmonthday = 8 July
|employees = 30
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|country = India
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|local = Yes
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|divtype = State
|divname = Odisha
|parentagency = [[Special Operation Group]] ([[Odisha Police]])
|headquarters = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
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|footnotes = Data for organisation as at July 2013.
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The '''Special Tactical Unit (STU)''' is an [[Urban area|urban]] [[counter terrorist]] unit of the [[Odisha Police]] in [[Odisha]], [[India]]. They specialise in [[urban warfare]] scenarios including [[hostage]] situations.<ref name=STU1>{{cite news|title=State gets a dedicated force to combat urban terrorism|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-gets-a-dedicated-force-to-combat-urban-terrorism/2013/07/09/article1675088.ece|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==
After the 26 November 2008 [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai attacks]], the state of [[Maharashtra]] started an urban counter terrorism force called [[Force One (Mumbai Police)|Force One]]. Later, [[Andhra Pradesh]] also started a similar force called Organisation for Counter Terrorists Operations (OCTOPUS). A similar unit, called Special Tactical Unit, was unveiled by Jugal Kishore Mohapatra, the Chief Secretary of Odisha, on 8 July 2013.<ref name=STU1/><ref name="stu tele">{{cite news|title=Special unit to tackle terrorism – Security beefed up in and around Jagannath temple in Puri|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130709/jsp/odisha/story_17094672.jsp|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|date=8 July 2022}}</ref> After the 7 July 2013 [[Bodh Gaya bombings]], the STU was deployed for security for the first time during the 2013 [[Ratha-Yatra (Puri)|Puri Ratha-Yatra]] on 10 July 2013.<ref name=rath>{{cite news|title=Puri Rath yatra begins today|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034420/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/bhubaneswar/40490752_1_puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-temple-grand-road|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2013|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 July 2022}}</ref>

==Organisation and role==
The STU is derived from the [[Special Operation Group]] (SOG) of the [[Odisha Police]], which is an anti-[[Naxalite]] division specialising in jungle and [[guerilla warfare]]. STU personnel have been trained by the [[National Security Guard]] (NSG) at [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]], and specialise in urban scenarios including hostage situations. In the future, the STU will be independent of the SOG and also act as a [[Special Weapons and Tactics|SWAT]] unit.<ref name=STU1/> They will be also used to protect military installations like the [[Chandipur, Orissa|Chandipur missile test range]] and monuments like the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]].<ref name=STU2>{{cite news|title=Odisha raises anti-terror unit|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/bhubaneswar/40467942_1_odisha-police-commandos-anti-terror-unit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923051540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/bhubaneswar/40467942_1_odisha-police-commandos-anti-terror-unit|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2013|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 July 2022}}</ref> The unit as of July 2013 has 30 personnel and it hopes to induct 30 more personnel in the second phase.<ref name=STU28>{{cite news|title=Odisha raises Tactical Unit to face urban terror|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odisha-raises-tactical-unit-to-face-urban-terror-113070800911_1.html|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=8 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="STU Hindu">{{cite news|title=Special unit formed to fight urban terrorism|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/special-unit-formed-to-fight-urban-terrorism/article4900690.ece|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 July 2022}}</ref> The plan is to gradually raise the numbers to 100.<ref name="Yahoo STU">{{cite news|title=Odisha special unit to counter urban terrorism|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/odisha-special-unit-counter-urban-terrorism-050403116.html|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=[[Yahoo News]]|date=9 July 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Special Operation Group]] ([[Odisha Police]])
* [[District Voluntary Force]] ([[Odisha Police]])
* [[Counter Insurgency Force]] ([[West Bengal Police]])
* [[Force One (Mumbai Police)]]
* [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]] ([[Andhra Pradesh Police]])
* [[Punjab Police SWAT Team]]
* [[Special Operations Group (India)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Specialist law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Odisha Police]]
[[Category:Counterterrorism in India]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Odisha]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2013]]