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===Assam Rifles=== | ===Assam Rifles=== | ||
In April 2016, [[Assam Rifles]] inducted a first batch of 100 female soldiers who had undergone year-long training programme and graduated in the passing-out parade at the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School in Shokhuvi in [[ | In April 2016, [[Assam Rifles]] inducted a first batch of 100 female soldiers who had undergone year-long training programme and graduated in the passing-out parade at the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School in [[Shokhuvi]] in [[Chümoukedima district|Chümoukedima District]] of [[Nagaland]]. They will be deployed at [[Cordon and search|Cordon And Search Operation]] (CASO), [[Outpost (military)|Mobile Check Posts]] (MCP) and [[Military logistics|road opening operations]] in various battalions for search, frisking and interrogation of women, crowd control and dispersal of female agitators.<ref name=ar1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/assam-rifles-inducts-first-batch-of-100-women-personnel/articleshow/51729160.cms Assam Rifles inducts first batch of 100 women personnel], [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 7 April 2016.</ref><ref name=ar2>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/no-longer-a-male-bastion-assam-rifles-gets-its-first-women-s-contingent/story-apS0gy6nSu8LxXKuK9GM1H.html No longer a male bastion, Assam Rifles gets its first women’s contingent], [[Hindustan Times]], 8 April 2016.</ref> | ||
In August 2020, around 30 rifle-women from Assam Rifles were deployed along the LoC for the first time. They are led by Captain Gursimran Kaur of the Army Service Corps.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Naveed|date=2020-08-16|title=Frontline: Meet the Army Riflewomen posted at the LoC|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-army-womens-soldiers-riflewomen-line-of-control-6556486/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Das|first=Ria|date=2020-08-05|title=In A First, Women Soldiers Of Assam Rifles Deployed On Combat Duty Near LoC|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/assam-rifles-women-soldiers-combat-duty-loc/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=[[SheThePeople.TV]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | In August 2020, around 30 rifle-women from Assam Rifles were deployed along the LoC for the first time. They are led by Captain Gursimran Kaur of the Army Service Corps.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Naveed|date=2020-08-16|title=Frontline: Meet the Army Riflewomen posted at the LoC|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-army-womens-soldiers-riflewomen-line-of-control-6556486/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Das|first=Ria|date=2020-08-05|title=In A First, Women Soldiers Of Assam Rifles Deployed On Combat Duty Near LoC|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/assam-rifles-women-soldiers-combat-duty-loc/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=[[SheThePeople.TV]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||