In India, a Special Task Force (STF) is a type of police task force created to deal with certain problems. Every state has a power to constitute an STF. They are primarily formed due to lack of adequate police forces for a task, like neutralizing a major criminal or criminal network or as a counter-insurgency or anti-terrorism measure.
Chhattisgarh Encounter: 7 Naxalites Eliminated in Second Major Strike Within 15 Days| Oneindia News
Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in a clash with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur-Kanker forest..
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