The IAF has decided to station Garud Commandos, the special force unit of IAF, in MI-17 helicopters deployed in insurgency-hit Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, apparently to counter Naxal threats, sources in air wing said here on Wednesday.
The decision follows clearance of the IAF proposal in this regard by defence ministry recently, a senior functionary of IAF told this newspaper here requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to media. As many as seven helicopters have currently been deployed in Bastar region to cater to the needs of Central paramilitary forces.