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Who is padha sir?
Maj Gen Keshav Chand Padha, 38 years of service with Indian Army Special Forces
Former CO 1 Para SF, during the 1980s
Commanded SFTW, Nahan
Director (Special Forces) in IA HQ
Also, a study team under him framed guidelines regarding Employment of Special Forces in Counter-Insurgency Ops
 

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The Rawalpindi Freefallers

This is a tidbit of no significance.

Somewhere in mid-2000s, it is rumored that two Generals of Indian Army, decided to have a private bet over the capabilities of the Special Forces. What transpired, remains probably one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Indian Army, something which exists only in myths and within the tightly knit community of Indian Army, with a few selective individuals. This operation officially never existed and has, officially, never been undertaken/acknowledged and probably will be denied as a figment of imagination.

Subsequent to the bet, a team was detailed from one of the PARA (SF) units (name withheld for obvious reasons) comprising of those who were qualified in Combat Freefall.

Cheekily, the operation was soon put in motion as a routine training mission, but the scope and intent of the same, impressed the powers that be, and it was decided to go ahead with it. "Training" exercise it was to be.

A platform from IAF was requisitioned. Even the IAF was on board quickly seeing the audacity and boldness of the plan. The team practiced it's deployments and planned for what was to happen next. The IAF identified it's ingress routes to the target points and created a diversion and planned for the imminent ingress.

At the last minute, it was decided to deploy the team for training - over the skies of Rawalpindi.

Needless to say, the IAF platform penetrated the Pakistani Airspace briefly, the team was deployed in a HAHO mode and the aircraft egressed before the PAF could detect the intrusion. The team was given general area Rawalpindi to land and assemble in.

The team not only landed successfully, but over the next 5 weeks, successfully evaded detection and capture and egressed.

Further details are neither known, nor required to be known.

But ever since then, the 'Rawalpindi Freefallers' were legends for those who know of them ...

Credit - @Hellfire
 

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The Rawalpindi Freefallers

This is a tidbit of no significance.

Somewhere in mid-2000s, it is rumored that two Generals of Indian Army, decided to have a private bet over the capabilities of the Special Forces. What transpired, remains probably one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Indian Army, something which exists only in myths and within the tightly knit community of Indian Army, with a few selective individuals. This operation officially never existed and has, officially, never been undertaken/acknowledged and probably will be denied as a figment of imagination.

Subsequent to the bet, a team was detailed from one of the PARA (SF) units (name withheld for obvious reasons) comprising of those who were qualified in Combat Freefall.

Cheekily, the operation was soon put in motion as a routine training mission, but the scope and intent of the same, impressed the powers that be, and it was decided to go ahead with it. "Training" exercise it was to be.

A platform from IAF was requisitioned. Even the IAF was on board quickly seeing the audacity and boldness of the plan. The team practiced it's deployments and planned for what was to happen next. The IAF identified it's ingress routes to the target points and created a diversion and planned for the imminent ingress.

At the last minute, it was decided to deploy the team for training - over the skies of Rawalpindi.

Needless to say, the IAF platform penetrated the Pakistani Airspace briefly, the team was deployed in a HAHO mode and the aircraft egressed before the PAF could detect the intrusion. The team was given general area Rawalpindi to land and assemble in.

The team not only landed successfully, but over the next 5 weeks, successfully evaded detection and capture and egressed.

Further details are neither known, nor required to be known.

But ever since then, the 'Rawalpindi Freefallers' were legends for those who know of them ...

Credit - @Hellfire
Interesting..I was a believer until the point IAF came in.
 

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Why? It's not the first time Pakistan caught sleeping. IAF went deep inside Pakistan many times.
Taking an airplane in the air is not like taking a Honda out of your garage.

Requires lots of approvals and planning.

I doubt IAF would be interested in a bet of two Generals.

Seems like it came from someone who doesn't understand flying operations in IAF at all and wants to fool others.

The other day my friend was telling me about the lack of assets for para drop in Agra and now i am reading joke joke mein Rawalpindi that too for a bet.

Unbelievable!
 

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The sad state...back in 2018
This happens when the 'Generals and military bureaucrats' systemically overlook the Special Forces...
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Not being a dick, but I have seen Railway Protection Force people look more aesthetic and ergonomic than this. It looks like a conscripted army, 3 years into a war.
 

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