Uttar Pradesh
ATS Commando Training Center in Deoband
- 18 Aug 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On August 17, 2021, the state government decided to open a new ATS Commando Training Center at Deoband in Western Uttar Pradesh. For this, the government has allotted 20,000 square meters of land near Deoband in Saharanpur.
Key Points
- With the arrest of two terrorists of an al-Qaeda-backed organization in Lucknow, the state government has decided to expand the ambit of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in the aftermath of terror threats in Uttar Pradesh.
- About one and a half dozen ATS officers selected from across the state will be posted in this center.
- Apart from Deoband, preparations are on to open ATS Commando Training Center in Lucknow and Noida.
- Only 30 kms distant from Deoband, more than eight terrorists and ISI agents have been arrested in Saharanpur recently.
- There are more than 300 madrasas in Deoband. It is because of Darul Uloom that students from all over the world come to Deoband for education. Deoband, which is called the city of knowledge, is now on the radar of the government due to terrorist activities. In view of this, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up an ATS Commando Training Center in Deoband.
