Bastariya Battalion

Sukma encounter: CRPF has better coordination with police, says CRPF director general

After the Sukma massacre of 25 of its troopers in April, the paramilitary CRPF has weaved "much better coordination" with police forces across the country to take on the Maoists.

CRPF recruits 743 youths for 'all-tribal battalion' to fight Naxals in Bastar region

As many as 743 candidates, including 242 women, have been recruited by the Central Reserved Paramilitary Force (CRPF) from the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, one of the worst Naxal-hit areas, for an 'all-tribal battalion' being raised to fight Maoists.