4,153 Village Defence Groups, 32,355 SPOs deployed in J-KAccording to the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 4,153 Village Defence Groups (VDG) and 32,355 Special Police Offi...
Deserter SPOs among 4 militants killed in PulwamaThe SPOs were working with J&K Police and had vanished from District Police Lines Pulwama on Thursday along with their service rifles.
Post-killings, govt doubles salaries of J&K SPOs who have served for 15 yearsThe Centre on Wednesday doubled the salary for special police officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir who have been serving the state for 15 y...
ISI messages intercepted, asked militants to kill SPOsThe reason behind the dramatic reversal were intercepted messages from Pakistan giving specific instructions to terrorists in J&K to kill t...
5,946 SPOs appointed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017: JK GovtIn a written reply to the question of member Krishen Lal in the Assembly, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said 5,946 people have been engaged...
25K aspirants turn up to serve as SPOs in KashmirThere are already 25,000 SPOs in the state, engaged on a monthly honorarium of Rs 6,000.
Special Police Officers stage armed revolt, 5 injuredAround 840 SPOs were trying to march towards Guwahati yesterday from Dima Hasao, Lumding, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nag...
2,376 SPOs absorbed in Jammu and Kashmir police: Mufti Mohammad SayeedThe govt had notified a comprehensive policy in 2009 for absorption and conversion of SPOs as constables and followers in the state police,...
24,631 SPOs working in J&K: Omar AbdullahJammu and Kashmir government said 24,631 special police officers (SPOs) are at present working in the state.
- Centre can use Special Police Officers to combat insurgents: SC
The Supreme Court clarified that they were free to use the services of SPOs in fighting insurgent groups in the country, except in Chattisg...
- Chhattisgarh SPOs likely to return as 'auxiliary force'
Chhattisgarh government is all set to raise an auxiliary armed force of adivasis for anti-Maoist operations in insurgency hit districts.
- Salwa Judum: Govt to file review petition against SC order on SPOs
The decision was taken after PM was briefed by Union Home Minister on the verdict and its fallout on the security scenario.
- SPO Ruling: Centre, States to assess impact on anti-naxal operations
In accordance with the Supreme Court verdict, Chhattisgarh will start disbanding & disarming SPOs as soon as it has finished studying the j...
- Salwa Judum is unconstitutional, says SC
SC asks Chhattisgarh & Centre to desist from arming tribals in name of SPOs (special police officers).
- SC reserves verdict on validity of special police officers to fight Naxalism
The SC on Thursday reserved its orders on the validity of tribal youth being recruited and armed as special police officers by the Chhattis...
- Arming SPOs to fight naxals a dangerous game: SC
The SC said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh govt were "playing a dangerous game" by recruiting tribal youth as special police officers (SPO...
- Chidambaram all praise for SPOs
Settling the controversy generated by his recent statement in Parliament disfavouring law enforcement by ‘nonstate actors’ - interpreted by...