Kohima Battalion of Assam Rifles has rescued 14 people injured in a road accident in Nagaland. One person died in the accident.

Workers of the National Power System located at North Kikruma had met with a road accident on February 22.

The troops of Assam Rifles rushed to the site and administered first aid on the spot to the injured. All the injured were then taken to the camp location at Chakabama for further medical assistance.

Assam Rifles said in a release that the villagers expressed their gratitude to personnel for undertaking a prompt rescue operation. The Assam Rifles also thanked the villagers of North Kikruma Village for giving Assam Rifles timely information about the road mishap. 

Assam Rifles is one of the six central armed police forces (CAPFs) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

It is tasked with the maintenance of law and order in the North East along with the Indian Army and also guards the Indo-Myanmar border in the region.  It has a sanctioned strength of over 63,000 personnel and has 46 battalions apart from administrative and training staff.

It is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This means that salaries and infrastructure for the force is provided by the MHA, but the deployment, posting, transfer and deputation of the personnel is decided by the Army. All its senior ranks, from DG to IG and sector headquarters are manned by officers from the Army. The force is commanded by Lieutenant General from the Indian Army.

The force is the only central paramilitary force (CPMF) in real sense as its operational duties and regimentation are on the lines of the Indian Army. However, being a Central Armed Police force under MHA, its recruitment, perks, promotion of its personnel and retirement policies are governed according to the rules framed by the MHA for CAPFs.

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