Pat for RAF in tackling communal violence

JAMSHEDPUR, OCT.7. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has played an effective role in the country in tackling communal violence and maintaining law and order, the Jharkhand Chief Minister, Mr. Babulal Marandi said today.

Appreciating the social service rendered by the RAF, along with the CRPF, during national disasters like the super cyclone in Orissa and devastating earthquake in Gujarat, Mr. Marandi said the force, raised on October 7, 1992, was doing a commendable service throughout the country. He was speaking at the ninth anniversary of the RAF at the CRPF camp at Sundernagar here.

Referring to the history of the RAF, he said it was created in 1992, as a wing of the CRPF, to deal with communal riots. The force was now dedicated to social service and tackling law and order problems throughout the country.

- PTI

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