Counter Insurgency Force or (CIF) A

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with headquarters in

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was created by the

state government in 2010 on the lines of

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to combat proscribed Naxalites/

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in the state. At least 1000 personnel from the state armed forces have been given commando training prior to inclusion in the CIF. The training center itself is located in Salua, and further field training is given at Salboni, both in

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district. Now it shifted to Durgapur. Trainees are shortlisted from common recruitment procedures. IGP (Armed Police) Vivek Sahay was given additional charge as IGP (Operations) in the force, while Assistant Director of the

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Ajoy Nanda has taken over as DIG (Training and Operations). Anil Kumar, IPS is a part of the endeavor in the specific capacity of Spl IGP (Operations). CIF is headed by Ajay Kumar Nand, IPS (IGP, CIF, West Bengal). CIF was involved in the capture and killing during an firefight of wanted Maoist

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, alias ''Kishenji'' on 24 November 2011 after a 30-minute gunfight.

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{{authority control Non-military counterinsurgency organizations Law enforcement in West Bengal

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