COBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) is a specialized unit of the CRPF created to counter theNaxalite problem in India.

This specialized CRPF unit is one of the only units of the Central Armed Police Forces in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare. This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. The Govt. of India had accorded approval for setting up of Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA) for guerilla/jungle warfare type operations for dealing with extremists and insurgents, etc. vide U.O. NO. 16011/5/200-PF.IV dated 12/09/2008. 2. The Govt. had accorded sanction of raising of 10 unattached battalions of CoBRA in CRPF, with a Sector Headquarter for these battalions headed by an Inspector General, in three years as per the raising schedule given below :(i) 2008-09 : 02 (two) Battalions and Sector Hqrs, CoBRA (ii) 2009-10 : 04 (four) Battalions. (iii) 2010-11 : 04 (four) Battalions. 3. Accordingly, the CoBRA Sector started its functioning at Dte. Genl., CRPF, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi under the Command of Shri K. Durga Prasad, IG, CoBRA Sector. Later, in March, 2009, the Sector HQ shifted to Pushp Vihar, New Delhi in a separate building and further on 11/11/2009 it has been shifted to Old Sectretariate, Civil Lines, Delhi. 4. Presently, Dr. N.C. Asthana, IPS is holding the charge of IG CoBRA Sector since 11/11/2010. 5. All 10 CoBRA Bns had been raised in phased manner and started its functioning as follows:Sl.No. 1. Name and Raising place of Unit 201 CoBRA Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) 2. 202 CoBRA Koraput (Orissa) 3. 203 CoBRA Sindri, Jharkhand 204 CoBRA Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) 31/03/2010 30/09/2009 Date of Operationalization 30/09/2009

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205 CoBRA Mokamaghat (Bihar)

31/03/2010

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206 CoBRA Gadhchiroli (Maharashtra)

31/03/2010

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207 CoBRA Durgapur (West Bengal)

31/12/2010

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208 CoBRA Allahabad (U.P.)

31/12/2010

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209 CoBRA Khunti (Jharkhand)

15/05/2011

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210 CoBRA Dalgaon (Assam)

31/12/2010

SIGNIFICANT MAJOR OPS Ops conducted in Singamdgu Dantewada distt. on 17/09/2009 in which approx 30-40 Maoists were believed to have been killed . On 09/01/2010 under PS Jagargunda in distt. Dantewada, 04 Maoists were killed and 01 12 Bore Gun with 04 Cartridges , 03 Muzzle Loading Gun, 02 Tiffin Bomb, 01 Country made bomb, Drum and Maoists literature with photographs were recovered. Ops Jaws carried out by 08 teams of 203 CoBRA from 11 TO 15TH June in area of PS Sonua & Bandgaon Distt.- W/ Singhbhum, Jharkhand in which a full fledged Maoists camp was destroyed and reportedly 12 Maoists cadres were neutralized. During a special ops launched in Duli forest area in W/Midnapur distt. (WB) on 15-16/06/10 , 08 Maoists cadres were neutralized and a huge cache of arms/amns were recovered. During a special ops launched in Kayma forest area in W/Midnapur Distt. (WB) from 2526/07/10 , 06 Maoists cadres were neutralized and a huge cache of arms/amns were recovered. In a special ops launched in Saranda forest area in Distt. - W/Singhbhum, Jharkhand from 2428/09/10 Cobra teams were able to penetrate deep in forest and neutralized one Maoist, apprehended 4 Maoists cadres, busted 12 Maoist camps and recovery of arms/amn/explosives.
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CoBRA Sector is continuous winner of Best CRPF Anniversary Parade 2009, 2010 and 2011 CoBRA SECTOR IS PRIVILIGED TO HAVE 147 DG DISCs 134 Persl - DG Disc for Operational excellence 11 Persl - DG Discs in Administration Purpose 04 Persl - DG Discs in Training Purpose CoBRA sector is proud to have 09 Gallantry Medal winners including a SHAURYA CHAKRA.

In the year 2010 & 2011 CoBRA has received highest number of DG Discs on operational front. Shaurya Chakra Awardee Late CT/GD Asish Kr. Tiwari CoBRA commando Ashish Kumar Tiwari is the lone policeman to be decorated with the SHAURYA CHAKRA posthumously this Independence Day and 2nd in CRPF for single-handedly pinning down a squad of Maoists which resulted in the killing of top Naxal leader Sidhu Soren in West Bengal last year. Tiwari, a commando of the elite 202 (CoBRA), suffered multiple bullet injuries during the assault but did not let the holed-up Maoists flee and kept firing from his INSAS rifle till he breathed his last. The operation on July 26 last year in the forests of Kayma village of West Midnapore district was hailed as one of the major successes for security forces conducting anti-Naxal operations in the area. UNIT WISE ACHIEVEMENT OF CoBRA UNITS SINCE ITS OPERATIONALISATION (AS ON 15/10/11) UNI NO. OF APPREHENDED RECOVER OWN LOSS NAXAL TS Y KILLED OPS DEAD APPREHENSIO AR AM IEDS/BOMBS./ BODY N OF MS NS EXPLOSIVE NOT NAXALS/SUSP DEAD RECOV ECTS/LINK BODY ERED MEN SURREN RECOV ,But DERED ERED Verifie d By Civil Authy.

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