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Bihar gets ATS, after Bodh Gaya, Patna blasts

Patna: After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said Friday."The much-awaited

IANS Published : Nov 22, 2013 14:30 IST, Updated : Nov 22, 2013 14:31 IST
bihar gets ats after bodh gaya patna blasts
bihar gets ats after bodh gaya patna blasts

Patna: After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said Friday.






"The much-awaited Bihar ATS will be a reality soon, as the state government has finally initiated the move to set it up with the appointment of senior IPS (Indian Police Service) officer Paresh Saxena as IG of the ATS," an official in the Chief Minister's Office said.

The appointment was made Thursday.

The process for the selection of personnel and their training will soon get underway, the official said.

The ATS will have, besides the IG, a deputy inspector general, a superintendent of police, deputy superintendent of police and six sub-inspectors. The government has cleared 344 posts for the ATS.

Officials said the ATS would cost Rs.18.13 crore, each year.

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