The Greyhounds’ last leap
This feature recounts the history of the Greyhounds, an elite counter-insurgency force in Andhra Pradesh, through the personal experience of officer N.V. Satya Srinivas Rao. It highlights the unit's evolution into a specialized jungle warfare force.
Why it matters
Provides historical context on India's internal security strategies and the development of specialized police units.
The bullet struck N.V. Satya Srinivas Rao in the chest. His bulletproof jacket stopped it, but the impact knocked his rifle from his hands and sent him to the ground.
Then came the second shot. This time, the bullet found a gap in the jacket. It entered Rao’s abdomen from the left side, tore through his body and exited on the other side.
It was November 30, 1992. Rao, then 26 and barely a year into the Andhra Pradesh Police, had entered a house in Baddepalli in erstwhile Karimnagar district with three other Greyhounds personnel. They were hunting a group of Naxals belonging to the Chandra Pulla Reddy group. Five bodies already lay scattered around the house.
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