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Police stations equipped with "outdated" weapons

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/police-stations-equipped-with-outdated-weapons.115770/

amitabhishek
amitabhishek Original post #1
May 15, 2009 at 12:43 PM
The report also pointed out that AK-47 rifles were placed at the disposal of bodyguards of VIPs in violation of home ministry's instructions. "In Uttar Pradesh, outdated .303 bore rifles and .410 muskets were in use," it said.
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We don't need a rocket science report to guess that...every kid on the street knows this...<sigh>!

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Faun
Faun #2
May 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Old weapons and technology is not a problem limited to Police itself but Army also.
MetalheadGautham
MetalheadGautham #3
May 15, 2009 at 1:02 PM
All those weapons they capture from terrorists, instead of keeping in police showroom they should be used against them.

Police chase terrorists posessing AK-47s with .303 rifles and when they recover the AK-47s they are used for proof in court. ROFL.
Coool
Coool #4
May 15, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Rang De Basanthi:p
Ronnie11
Ronnie11 #5
May 20, 2009 at 4:11 PM
yeah..well we all saw that on 26/11 in mumbai...police didn't even have a gun,they were chasing them with lathis man...it seems finally the funds have come & they have ordered new weapons basically the AK series & more MP5's...i hope the beaurocrats don't keep blocking it....