Assam Rifles

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:affiliatedWith Indian Army
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Assam_Rifles_Raising_Day
gptkbp:authorizedStrength over 63,000 personnel
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Kirti_Chakra
gptkb:Shaurya_Chakra
gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Director_General_Assam_Rifles
gptkbp:controlledBy Indian Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:current_Director_General gptkb:Lt_Gen_P_C_Nair
gptkbp:emblem Crossed rifles
gptkbp:formed 1835
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Shillong
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Assam_Frontier_Police
gptkb:Assam_Military_Police
gptkb:Cachar_Levy
gptkb:Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam_Military_Police
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Assam Rifles
gptkbp:involves gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_Wars
gptkb:Indo-China_War
counter-insurgency operations in Northeast India
gptkbp:medal gptkb:Gallantry_awards
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Friends_of_the_Hill_People
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sentinels_of_the_North_East
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Golden_Bird
gptkb:Operation_Hifazat
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 46
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Northeast_India
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)
gptkbp:primary_area_of_deployment gptkb:Northeast_India
gptkbp:primary_task internal security
border security along India-Myanmar border
gptkbp:primaryUse border security
counter-insurgency
gptkbp:recruitedFrom all-India basis
gptkbp:regimentalCentre gptkb:Shillong
gptkbp:regimentalColour red and black
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia Crossed rifles with a bugle
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
rifle regiment
gptkbp:under_administrative_control_of gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)
gptkbp:under_operational_control_of Indian Army
gptkbp:website https://www.assamrifles.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central_Armed_Police_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5