May 08, 2010 12:20 am | Updated November 11, 2016 05:42 am IST - KOLKATA:
The West Bengal government is planning to train women police personnel for posting in Maoist-affected areas, Director-General of Police Bhupinder Singh said. He said they would receive the same training as the counter-insurgency force to be raised in two to three months for tackling rebels in the Paschim Medinipur, Purulia and Bankura districts. Between 15 and 20 percent of the Maoists are women, according to him.
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