CRPF soldier trains youths who wants to join the Indian Army

A CRPF soldier, who got trained from the CoBRA division and serving as a soldier in Naxal-affected areas, gave training to several local boys who want to join the Indian Army. Anant Raj Gopal, a boy of a farmer family of Thoobagere in Doddaballapur Taluk, trained the boys. He is currently serving as a soldier in the Naxal-affected area of Chhattisgarh.

Doddaballapura (Karnataka): A CRPF soldier, who got trained from the CoBRA division and serving as a soldier in Naxal-affected areas, gave training to several local boys who want to join the Indian Army. Anant Raj Gopal, a boy of a farmer family of Thoobagere in Doddaballapur Taluk, trained the boys. He is currently serving as a soldier in the Naxal-affected area of Chhattisgarh.

He was motivated by the Kargil War of 1999 and the local villager Raghavendra, who has served in the Indian Army. He was selected as a CRPF soldier at the age of 19. He received his first training in Hyderabad and later worked in Kashmir, Assam, Manipur and currently works in Chhattisgarh.

Anant, who is trained by the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA), is working in the Naxal affected and sensitive areas. Anant is now training the youngsters. Previously, these youths were practising hard to join the army and police department at the Government High school ground at Tubagare.

Anant Raj Gopal came to his village and gave training to the youths. He has taught the young men key skills like running, high jump, long jump, physical fitness and endurance training.