CRPF Valley QAT

CRPF Valley Quick Action Team
Quick Action Team Chest Insignia
Quick Action Team Chest Insignia
Active2011 (2011)–present[1]
CountryIndia
AgencyCRPF
TypeTactical Unit
Role
Operations jurisdictionKashmir Valley
Part ofSrinagar Sector [2]
HeadquartersBrein Nishat, Srinagar
Common nameValley QAT
AbbreviationQAT
Structure
Sworn Troopers126 (2023)[3]
Commanders
Current
commander
Inspector General Ajay Kumar Yadav[2]
Notable
commanders
Inspector General Charu Sinha [4]
Website
https://crpf.gov.in/srinagar-sector.html

The CRPF Valley Quick Action Team, also known as Valley QAT, is an elite anti-terrorist unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) active in Jammu and Kashmir. The team conducts operations in the region with the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police.[5][6]

  1. ^ Sharma, Ashish (17 February 2023). "Valiantly in the Valley". Open.
  2. ^ a b "Srinagar Sector". crpf.gov.in.
  3. ^ Mondal, Manisha; Bhardwaj, Urjita (30 April 2023). "Sindoor, bindi, AK-47—an intimate look at CRPF women's lives in J&K, Manipur, Chhattisgarh". The Print.
  4. ^ "Who is Charu Sinha, the first female IPS officer to head CRPF's Srinagar sector?". Times of India. September 2020.
  5. ^ "CRPF's elite anti-terrorist unit 'Valley QAT' to have women commandos soon". Zee News. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Elite 'Valley QAT' of CRPF responsible for eliminating terrorists in J-K, to have women commandos soon". ANI News. Retrieved 8 June 2022.