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| Special Task Force | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | STF |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 4, 1998 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
In India, a Special Task Force (STF) is a type of special police force tasked to deal with violent issues such as wanted criminals and insurgencies. [1] They are primarily formed due to lack of adequate police forces for a task, like neutralizing a criminal network or carrying out anti-terrorism measures.[2][3][4] Every state has their own power to constitute an STF.
The states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka first raised Special Task forces in the 1980s to counter ivory poacher, Veerapan, whom the forces eventually killed in 2004 with Operation Cocoon. In late 1980s, such forces were formed in Punjab to counter an insurgency.[2] An STF was also formed in 1998 in Uttar Pradesh to kill the infamous criminal Shri Prakash Shukla.
- ^ "Special task force asks Bihar railway official to help trace 'wanted' station master". The Times of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ a b Stephen P. Cohen; Sunil Dasgupta (2013). Arming without Aiming: India's Military Modernization. Brookings Institution Press. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-0-8157-2492-6.
- ^ P. J. Alexander (2002). Policing India in the New Millennium. Allied Publishers. pp. 467–. ISBN 978-81-7764-207-0.
- ^ P C Katoch (Retd Indian Army); Saikat Datta (2013). India's Special Forces: History and Future of Special Forces. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-93-82573-97-5.