In a first, the Indian Army has deployed a platoon of women soldiers near the Line of Control. They man Sadhna Pass, a treacherous and strategic mountain route in J&K that has the LoC running along its three sides. Women soldiers who have been posted at the Sadhna Pass in Kupwara to keep a checkon the weapons and drug smuggling. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) Women soldiers who have been posted at the Sadhna Pass in Kupwara to keep a checkon the weapons and drug smuggling. The women soldiers are on deputation from the Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force over which the Army has operational control.

Source: Indian Express August 15, 2020 22:30 UTC