1,400 civilians in Jammu border trained in arms

The arms training started after terror attacks in Rajouris Dhangri village on January 1-2..

At least 1,400 civilians in the border villages of Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu have been trained in the use of firearms in the past three months by the Central Reserve Police Force, officials said..

Within days of the terror attack at Dhangri village, CRPF started training village residents on using weapons..

These were revived last year, now called village defence groups (VDGs), so that residents of villages along the border with Pakistan are able to defend themselves against terror attacks...

Our main demand of fresh arms licences, especially for the people of the minority community, is still pending, said Rajesh Gupta, president of Vishva Hindu Parishad, Jammu and Kashmir unit, who led the delegation demanding arms licences and training for village residents..

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