The Punjab Police SWAT Team is the Police Tactical Unit of the Punjab Police.
Overview Punjab Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) was formed in 2011. They are usually tasked with protection duties. They are highly trained on the lines of National Security Guard by Israel's Mossad through private company Athena Security, deployed by the Punjab Government. All the commandos are under 28 years of age, thus making them fit and capable of tasks meant for commandos. Their main work is to fight against any terrorist attack if it occurs in Punjab State. They have been trained exclusively in Krav Maga, room intervention, close and open techniques and other secret tactics.
Equipment The SWAT is provided with: Bullet-resistant transport Light weight bullet-resistant jackets and helmets Hands-free radio sets Complete anti-trauma body suit with level-2 protection Riot control helmet Gas masks Shock shields Laser weapons Gas guns Pepper gun launcher Night vision device CornerShot
Weapons
NameCountry of originTypeGlock 17Semi-automatic pistolBeretta 92SHeckler & Koch MP5Submachine gunBrugger & Thomet MP9AK 47Assault rifleMTAR 21SIG 552Steyr SSG 69Sniper rifleFN Minimi Light machine gunIMI Negev
Major operation 2015 Gurdaspur attack - Punjab SWAT very efficiently handled counter-terrorism operation at Dina Nagar Police Station in 2015 Gurdaspur attack by killing all 3 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
See also Counter Insurgency Force (West Bengal) Special Operation Group (Odisha) Greyhounds (police) Force One (Mumbai Police) Special Operations Group (Jammu and Kashmir)
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