Special Operation Group

Special Operation Group
SOG
Special Operation Group ; SOG
Agency overview
Formed	21 August 2004; (Template:Years ago years ago);
Employees	3,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Odisha, India
	Map of Odisha Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	60,160 square miles (155,800 km2)
Population	41,947,358
Operational structure
Headquarters	Cuttack, Odisha
Parent agency	Odisha Police
Child agencies	Special Tactical Unit (STU); District Voluntary Force (DVF);
	As of July 2018

The Special Operation Group (SOG) is an Indian elite paramilitary unit operating under the Odisha Police (OP). The force specializes in neutralizing terrorists, insurgents and extremists.^[1] They are trained to execute rapid action under any circumstance; these are highly trained for field craft and jungle warfare as well.

SOG Person Escorting Public (Cuttack)

Mission[edit]

The Special Operation Group (SOG) was formed in August 2004, under the Home Department of the Government of Odisha with the main objective of neutralizing any terrorist, insurgent, extremist groups operating in Odisha.^[1]

Organisation[edit]

Headquarters[edit]

Odisha State Police Headquarters, Cuttack
Odisha Special Intelligence Wing (SIW), Bhubaneswar

The Special Operation Group, initially in 2004, had 543 active posts, but by 2009 it had grown to 1,370 personnel.^[2] In 2018, former Director General of Police (Odisha) Sanjeev Marik disclosed that the force consisted of 3000 active personnel.^[3]

Training[edit]

They receive training at SOG Training Centre in Chandaka, Bhubaneswar and also from the army base in Jabalpur.^[4]

Recruitment in the force isn't direct, the personnel are drawn from Civil Police, Odisha Special Armed Police Battalions and Indian Reserve (IR) Battalions. The unit also allows recruitment of operatives from the Indian Armed Forces, Central Para Military Forces and units of other Indian State Police Services.^[1] It works closely with the Special Intelligence Wing (SIW) of the Odisha Police.^[1]

Honours[edit]

Awardee	Award	Year	Event
Pramod Kumar Satapathy (Posthumous)	Ashoka Chakra	2009	Republic Day (India)
Debashish Sethy (Posthumous)	Shaurya Chakra	2021	Independence Day (India)
Sudhir Kumar Tudu (Posthumous)	Shaurya Chakra	2021	Independence Day (India)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Formation of Special Operation Group (SOG) in the State to deal with extremist and terrorist activities - creation of posts thereof" (PDF). Government of Odisha. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
↑ "Orissa SOG without full-time head in fight against Naxals". The Indian Express. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
↑ "Odisha mulling deployment of forces in western range areas". 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
↑ "Small force that provides the cutting edge". The Indian Express. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[memo33019-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Formation of Special Operation Group (SOG) in the State to deal with extremist and terrorist activities - creation of posts thereof" (PDF). Government of Odisha. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[2009_Headless-2] "Orissa SOG without full-time head in fight against Naxals". The Indian Express. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[3] "Odisha mulling deployment of forces in western range areas". 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[Cutting-4] "Small force that provides the cutting edge". The Indian Express. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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