{"id":34600,"date":"2025-11-17T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=34600"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:46:54","slug":"vdgs-trained-in-weapon-handling-by-jk-police-in-kathua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/vdgs-trained-in-weapon-handling-by-jk-police-in-kathua\/","title":{"rendered":"VDGs Trained in Weapon Handling by J&#038;K Police in Kathua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KATHUA: J&amp;K Police Kathua, under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua, Mohita Sharma, successfully conducted a 2-day basic firing practice programme for VDG (Village Defence Group) members and SOG personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The training was held under the close supervision of DySP SOG Bani and SHO Police Station Bani.<\/p>\n<p>During the training, supervisory officers provided hands-on guidance on:<\/p>\n<p>Proper handling and use of arms and ammunition<br \/>\nSafe loading and unloading procedures<br \/>\nAiming and firing techniques<br \/>\nRoutine weapon maintenance and cleaning<br \/>\nEnsuring enhanced vigilance during duties<br \/>\nAdditionally, VDG members were familiarized with field craft tactics including movement techniques such as crawling, rolling, buddy-pair coordination, and cover fire. The exercise aimed at building confidence, improving firing skills, and strengthening coordination with security forces. A large number of VDG members along with SOG personnel participated in the training activity.<\/p>\n<p>SSP Kathua directed the officers to ensure strict adherence to all weapon safety rules and regulations throughout the training. She emphasized that such exercises are crucial for rejuvenating VDGs and strengthening their role as the \u201cFirst Line of Defense\u201d in remote and vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34601\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34601\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"VDGs Trained in Weapon Handling by J&amp;K Police in Kathua\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-549x309.jpeg 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-470x264.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-233x131.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-230x129.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-360x203.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1-100x56.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-16.33.14-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VDGs Trained in Weapon Handling by J&amp;K Police in Kathua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHUA: J&amp;K Police Kathua, under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua, Mohita Sharma, successfully conducted a 2-day basic firing practice programme for VDG (Village Defence Group) members and SOG personnel. The training was held under the close supervision of DySP SOG Bani and SHO Police Station Bani. During the training, supervisory officers provided hands-on guidance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,15,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-header","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>VDGs Trained in Weapon Handling by J&amp;K Police in Kathua<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"J&amp;K Police Kathua, under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua, Mohita Sharma, successfully conducted a 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