Special Task Force (India)
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In India, a Special Task Force (STF) is a type of special police force tasked to deal with violent issues such as wanted criminals and insurgencies. They are primarily formed due to lack of adequate police forces for a task, like neutralizing a criminal network or carrying out anti-terrorism measures. Every state has their own power to constitute an STF.
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Assam police bust smuggling racket, seize 11 rare lizards found only in..., were being sold at Rs...The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police recovered and seized 11 Tokay Gecko lizards and apprehended three smugglers in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Friday, officials said. Rajib Saikia, CPRO of..DNA - Published | |
Security forces gun down 3 Maoists in Sukma forestsA fierce encounter takes place between security forces and Maoists in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. The operation involves the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and CoBRA. Deputy CM Vijay Sharma..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: Three Naxalites killed in Sukma encounter; security forces defuse 2 improvised explosiveIn Chhattisgarh, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces involving the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and CRPF’s CoBRA unit. This incident comes after an IED..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Main shooter in Baba Siddiqui murder arrested from BahraichUttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) apprehended the prime suspect, Shiv Kumar, and four accomplices in connection with the murder of Baba Siddiqui. Shiv Kumar, who was on the run since the incident..IndiaTimes - Published | |
RG Kar case: Who is new Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma who replaced Vineet GoyalManoj Kumar Verma has been named the new Kolkata Police Commissioner by the West Bengal government, succeeding Vineet Kumar Goyal. Goyal is now assigned as ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
STF jawan, 8 Maoists killed in Bastar encounter; 2nd operation in region in 8 daysEight Maoists — three of them women — were gunned down in an operation in Abujhmarh region of Bastar’s Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh on Saturday. A security personnel was also killed and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP paper leak kingpin set up bases to rig online tests: CopsRavi Atri orchestrated UP police constable paper leak, had labs in Gangtok, manipulated exams like AIIMS. STF arrested Atri, his aides at large. Mishra hacked NHM system. Police seizing Atri's hardware..IndiaTimes - Published | |
IIT-Guwahati student Touseef Ali Farooqui arrested under UAPA for 'links with Isis'An IIT-Guwahati student who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official said. The accused Touseef Ali Farooqui, who..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP Police arrests Pakistani agent tasked to spread 'jihad', disrupt harmonyIn a significant breakthrough, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested a Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent from the Shamli district. The national..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP gangster shot in police encounterUttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) gunned down gangster Vinod Upadhyay (48) in an encounter in Sultanpur. Upadhyay, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest, had 45 cases pending..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP STF arrests slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's relative in tax evasion caseMeerut businessman Qamar Ahmed Kazmi, a relative of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police in a tax evasion case of over Rs 100..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi air Pollution: Government forms Special Task Force to curb pollutionThe six-member STF will perform other functions like coordinating with different departments and compiling reports to tackle poor AQI.DNA - Published | |
Who was Sahab Singh, carrying a reward of Rs1.25 lakh, killed in encounter with UP STFSahab Singh was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh in Gonda district and Rs 25,000 in Bulandshahr. He was surrounded by the Special Task Force (STF) team on Sunday night.DNA - Published | Suspected IS terrorists nabbed in BengalTwo suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorists were nabbed in West Bengal, police said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off from a central investigating agency, a team of Kolkata Police's Special Task Force..IndiaTimes - Published |
West Bengal: Two suspected Islamic State-linked terrorists arrested in HowrahActing on a tip-off from a central agency, a team of Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) picked up the two from their hideout on Friday night.DNA - Published | |
