Eastern Frontier Rifles

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Eastern Frontier Rifles
Coat of arms of Eastern Frontier Rifles
Active	1795–present
Country	East India Company British India (1873-1947) India
Allegiance	India
Branch	West Bengal Police
Type	Paramilitary
Size	3300
Part of	EFR HQ 3 Battalions
Garrison/HQ	Salua, Kharagpur, West Midnapore, West bengal
Nickname(s)	EFR
Motto(s)	"Wafadari Aur Bahaduri" Loyalty and Bravery
Equipment	AK47
Engagements	World War I World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War Naxalite Movement

The Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) was a former Para Military Force before Independence and now is a State Armed Police Force for the Indian state of West Bengal. They are a part of the West Bengal Police, as opposed to the Kolkata jurisdiction. The Border Guards Bangladesh are descended from the portion of the Eastern Frontier Rifles given to Pakistan during the partitioning of 1947.

The Eastern Frontier Rifles were founded as the "Frontier Protection Force" by the East India Company in the second half of the eighteenth century, and have held their current title since 1920. The Eastern Frontier Rifles fought in the First World War (as the Bengal Military Police) and also in the Second World War.

When India and Pakistan became independent in 1947, the force was split between West Bengal and Pakistan and the Pakistani part became the East Pakistan Rifles. When in turn East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) became independent, it was called Bangladesh Rifles, and recently in 2010, it was renamed Border Guards Bangladesh. The West Bengal (i.e. Indian) part of the force, however, retained the original name of Eastern Frontier Rifles.