ICGS Kanaklata Barua was commissioned in the Indian Coast Guard recently. Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the ICGS Kanaklata Barua? I. ICGS Kanaklata Barua is a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV). II. It is named after a teenage freedom fighter who was shot dead in Assam during the Quit India Movement.

The correct answer is Both I and II . Why in News? A Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) named ICGS Kanaklata Barua was commissioned. So statement I is correct . Important Points ICGS Kanaklata Barua is the fifth and last in a series of FPVs built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. The other four are: ICGS Priyadarshini ICGS Annie Besant. ICGS Kamala Devi. ICGS Amrit Kaur. Please note: ICGS Priyadarshini was named after Indira Gandhi. Key Points Kanaklata Barua: Kanaklata Barua was a teenage freedom fighter who was shot dead in Assam during the Quit India Movement. She was one of the youngest martyrs of the Quit India Movement. She led the Mukti Bahini to unfurl the Tricolour at Gohpur police station on September 20, 1942. Additional Information . The Coast Guard had named two ships in honour of Kanaklata Barua till date. The previous ICGS Kanaklata Barua was commissioned in 1997, but it was decommissioned in 2017.