Mangalore: RAF Personnel Come Marching on City Roads
Pics: Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Jul 27: The city on Thursday July 26 was witness to a not-so-common sight as scores of men and women in uniforms marched from one corner of the city to another.
The uniformed personnel were part of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), and were in the city to
gather information and study the situation in the district as part of their regular exercise.
The group of 60 RAF personnel marched from Attavar to Town Hall and then left to Bantwal, where they will stay till Friday July 27 afternoon.
The RAF team arrived in the city from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
The RAF is a specialized wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). It was established on December 11, 1991 and became fully operational in October 1992, with the primary task of dealing with riots and other cases of violence among public.
Rescue operations and relief measures are also undertaken by the RAF in times of natural or man-made calamities.