In a first, Chhattisgarh Police will be deploying a special group of women commandos in the Naxal -infested Bastar region of Dantewada district.The special group of 30 women commandos also includes five former Naxals who previously dreaded in the region. They have been named 'Danteshwari Fighters' and are undergoing strenuous training at present. The contingent is a part of District Reserve Guards (DRGs), the front line fighters in Bastar, against red terror.Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dineshwari Nand, is overseeing the training of the first women-only DRG team which will soon be taking on Naxals along with a similar group of the Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF)."District police does not have any women fighters so far. They will be inducted as the sixth DRG team to fight against Naxalism. Surrendered Naxals, local recruits and assistant constables of Dantewada police have been included in this team," Nand gave details of the team to ANI.The group comprises of locals and former
