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SWAT: Special Commandos And Tactics Teams Delhi
Unbelievably cr@ppy equipment for the special response team of the CAPITAL of India. More than being highly embarassing it is dangerous to see how underprepared India is for an emergency situation.

More fool on those who think they are immune to the kind of violence being seen across the world.
 

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Excalibur Muscle For West Bengal Police
Kolkata: Police forces from several states, including West Bengal, have turned to Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) to modernise their armory.
While West Bengal has placed orders for 292 Excalibur rifles, 500 pistols (9mm) and 66 pump-action guns, RFI will supply 2,000 Ghaatak rifles to police in eight states, including Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Nagaland. Maharashtra has ordered the bulk of these weapons that match the AK series of assault rifles.
"Based on our experiences and user feedback, we made changes to the originally designed Excalibur rifle. The 5.56mm calibre weapon can now be used in single-shot or automatic mode. We have done away with the burst-fire mode as this was causing jamming of rounds in some of the rifles. The West Bengal order for this weapon is worth Rs 1.78 crore. In 2016-17, we have an all-time high order for 9 mm pistols. We will be making and delivering nearly 30,000 of these to security forces across the country," said Ratneshwar Varma, general manager, RFI.
RFI, which won the Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award for 2016, is also working on a corner-shot rifle for the armed forces. Such rifles can shoot around corners without exposing the soldier to the enemy. According to Varma, the hardware for this weapon is ready and work is under way to integrate the electronic parts. The factory has also delivered components of a multi-calibre rifle to Armament Research & Development Establishment. This DRDO lab will assemble the components, test the weapon and get back to RFI.
"Ghaatak was originally of 5.56mm calibre. We scaled it up to 7.62 mm x 39 mm calibre. The large calibre makes it an ideal weapon for close-quarter combat and counter-terrorist operations. On August 10, BSF and CRPF teams will arrive at the factory to try out the Ghaatak," said C Kamal Kumar, joint general manager, RFI.
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2016/08/excalibur-muscle-for-bengal-police.html
 

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Mumbai police camouflage to prepare for threat of lone wolf terrorist attacks
Five unmarked bullet proof vehicles, each carrying fully armed commandos, have been deployed at as many strategic points across south Mumbai in what is being said to be the Mumbai police’s preparedness to deal with lone wolf strikes that have become a global menace.

A lone wolf terrorist is the one who gets indoctrinated by an external group (through the Internet or other sources) or self-radicalised, and carries out an act in favour of that group. Such a terrorist easily bypasses intelligence surveillance because he prepares and executes attacks alone.

Last month’s terror strike at a popular eatery in Dhaka, which was followed by the mowing down of revellers by a terrorist, who deliberately drove a truck into the crowd, at a popular beach front in France, has made security agencies across the globe devise ways to pre-empt and minimise the impact of such attacks. The Mumbai police are no different.

The unpredictability associated with such strikes renders the city police’s counter-terrorism mechanism post 26/11 redundant. “The special forces raised in the aftermath of 26/11 terror strike have been trained to deal with these kind of situations — engaging groups [big or small] in a gun battle. However, lone wolf attacks require high alacrity response to stop and neutralise the subject before he can maximise casualty,” a highly placed source in the city police said, adding, “When the threat is not visible, we have to wait in camouflage.”

While refusing to reveal details of the level of preparedness, joint commissioner of police (Law and Order), Deven Bharati said, “We are preparing ourselves for any challenge.”

Meanwhile, sources said the decision to fortify south Mumbai was taken keeping in mind that the area houses a string of vital installations, crowded business districts, railway terminals, popular tourist spots and sea fronts, some of which have repeatedly been targeted by terrorists in the past. On an average, 3-4 lakh daily commuters converge in the 6 sqkm area between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Crawford Market, Churchgate, Mantralaya and Gateway of India during peak hours every day. “Experience shows that lone wolf attackers select crowded places to maximise damage,” sources said.


To begin with the new operating procedure, small vehicles (Mahindra Boleros) were chosen (over bulky vans carrying Force One or QRT commandos) for their ability to steer into narrow lanes or negotiate in reverse traffic. The vehicles carry no police sticker, signs or dome lights in order to camouflage their identity. Most importantly, the vehicles have been made bullet proof for the purpose of ramming those into the armed attacker in emergency situation.

The jeeps have been stationed 1-1.5 km apart from each other so as to minimise response time anywhere in south Mumbai, sources said adding that the commandos in the vehicle are a mixture of QRT personnel and sleuths drawn from the anti-terror cell (ATC) of local police stations, who are equally trained in armed combat, sources said.

The line of command for the strike units, which otherwise rests with the regional additional commissioner of police (south region), has been bi-furcated and the zonal deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) have been authorised to receive messages and issue instructions, sources said.

Sources claimed that similar deployments are likely to be made at selected places in central Mumbai and the western suburbs that could be the likely terror targets.

WHO IS A LONE WOLF TERRORIST?

A lone wolf terrorist is the one who gets indoctrinated by an external group (through internet or other sources), or self-radicalised, and carries out an act in favour of that group. Such a terrorist easily bypasses intelligence surveillance because he prepares and executes attacks alone. A series of deadly lone wolf strikes in western Europe and the United States of America (USA) has put the intelligence agencies in those countries in a fix.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumba...ist-attacks/story-8lDseOB0rBDwGVvJfRE0MI.html
 

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