Army inducts the first batch of women military police

The Indian Army recently inducted its first batch of the women’s Military Police, at soldiers level, after a grueling training period of more than a year. The soldiers will be posted in units across the country.

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The attestation parade for the soldiers took place at the Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru.

The government had approved the induction of women in military police in January 2019, and plans to have 1700 women soldiers by 2036, in batches of 100 recruits per year.

It is the military police of the Indian Army. The roles of military police include the following:

• policing the cantonments and Army establishments,
• maintaining movement of soldiers as well as logistics during peace and war and
• handling prisoners of war.

They can be identified by their red berets and white belts. They also wear a black brassard with the letters MP imprinted in red.