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Specially trained commandos deployed to ensure security in Kolkata metro rail

| | Apr 06, 2017, at 05:03 am
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Days after at least 14 people were killed and several others were injured in a terrorist attack at an subway metro station in Russia's St. Petersburg, a group of specially trained commandos have been deployed to Kolkata Metro stations to strengthen security, officials said.

According to reports, at least 30 commandos of Railway Protection Force (RPF), who got hard anti-terror training in Chattishgarh, have started their duties from Wednesday.

"As we are determined to ensure security in Kolkata Metro, 30 trained commandos have been deployed to metro stations and trains, CPRO of Kolkata Metro Rail, Pratyush Ghosh, told IBNS.

"Besides 800 RPF personnel and 300 cops from the state police force, these 30 commandos will provide security in Kolkata metro from today (Wednesday) onwards," Ghosh further said.

 

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image: Kolkata Metro Rail's official Facebook page) 

 

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