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The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is special Police Force in several states of India including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/11/paresh-saxena-appointed-as-bihar-ats-chief/ )〕 In Maharashtra it is headed by senior IPS officer K.P. Raghuvanshi.〔("Maharashtra ATS gets new chief" ) The Hindu, 12 June 2009〕 The Squad has stopped several terrorist attacks in the country. In Maharashtra, it was started in 1990 by then Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police Aftab Ahmed Khan popularly known as A.A.Khan. He was inspired by Los Angeles Police Department's Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT) to take control over modern-day terrorism. After its formation in 1990, ATS's officers won 23 gallantry awards. The Anti Terrorism Squad was involved in 26 November hostage rescue operations in multiple locations in Mumbai,Maharashtra including the 5 star hotels Taj and Oberoi Trident. ==Termination and Reformation== This special unit was formed on December 1990 and helped reduce the crime rate in Mumbai by 70%. However, there were many human rights violations by this organization, from extreme means of torture to public shootings. After the most infamous shooting was the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, which occurred at Lokhandwala on 16 November 1991 and many more encounters, the organization was terminated in January 1993. The leader of this program, A.A-Khan, was transferred as the ICP Anti Naxalite division to Nagpur on 29 January 1993 following the termination of the program. One month later on 12 March 1993 the Bombay blasts occurred, and the crime rate has increased since then. As per the information available on the official website of Mumbai Police, ATS was created by the Government of Maharashtra, vide G.R. No. SAS-10/03/15/SB-IV, dated 8 July 2004〔("ANTI - TERRORISM SQUAD" ) mumbaipolice.org retrieved on 27 July 2009〕 The stated objectives of ATS are # To get information about anti-national elements working in any part of Maharashtra # To co-ordinate with Central information agencies, like IB, RAW and exchange information with them # To co-ordinate with similar agencies of other States # To track and eliminate activities of mafia and other organized crime syndicates # To detect rackets of counterfeit currency notes and smuggling narcotic substances〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anti Terrorist Squad (India)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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