Chandigarh, June 11 -- The Haryana government has raised a specialised anti-terrorism squad (ATS) for combating terrorism and investigate terror related offences.

As per two notifications issued on June 10 by additional chief secretary (ACS), home, Sudhir Rajpal, the ATS will function as a specialised agency under the crime investigation department (CID) and will be headed by an officer not below the rank of inspector general of police. The officer heading the ATS will report to the director general of police through the head of the CID. The ATS will be headquartered at Panchkula.

The state government has also declared the creation of two dedicated ATS police stations at Panchkula and Gurugram for investigating terror-related offences....