Overview

• Home Minister G. Parameshwara formally inaugurated the SAF unit in Mangaluru on June 13 to curb rising communal tensions.
• The unit comprises 248 officers reassigned from the Anti-Naxal Force, organized into three companies of 78 personnel each.
• Deputy Inspector General C.H. Sudheer Kumar Reddy will lead the force and coordinate operations with Western Range Inspector General of Police Amith Singh.
• A dedicated intelligence cell will track hate speech, social media activity and potential flashpoints to pre-empt outbreaks of violence.
• The force was created in response to a series of revenge killings, mob lynchings and stabbing incidents in coastal Karnataka.