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Sachin

I have no problem with APBs being heavily armed and disciplined but I do believe that the job of riot control needs to be less militarized and with much more emphasis on non-lethal technology. It is not very much militarized. And it is very rarely that you see them using lethal technology like firi...

Sachin

(a) Should the Armed Police Battalions be involved in riot control ? Should not a dedicated cadre of riot police be created distinct and separate from APBs ? Atleast in states I know "Armed Police" are essentially the riot police. So much so, that in some states they only come out of the ...

Sachin

The ceremonial constable is virtually useless in the event of a surprise attack. How will he load his rifle fast enough ? The ceremonial sentry is just for that purpose - i.e "ceremonial" :). In many cases I feel this is just a legacy from the days of the Raj. These laws were written then...

Sachin

About the anachronistic sentry with the rifle (almost exclusively a bayoneted 0.303 SMLE I'll bet) - is that rifle loaded ? Are these sentries any use in preventing an attack From my understanding the rifle is not loaded. But the sentry will have a pouch on his belt, which would have generally ten ...

Sachin

Sanjay wrote:Maybe we should also start getting some fire appliances into the limelight as well ?

Looks like only Tamil Nadu has some sort of a web site for the Fire & Rescue services. They have a picture gallery which is at:-
http://tnfireservices.nic.in/equip-pict.htm

Sachin

Hey wait a minute....

I think this thread was to track more history/policies/operating procedures/technologies associated with the Police Forces and may be the Fire Brigades. This is becoming more like a "Crime Register of the Nation".

Sachin

We called fire force and they reached in < 10mins Even with what ever equipment they have, they do come. The best incident of Kerala Fire Force which I remember happened in 90s. Our ancestral home 24kms away from Palakkad (nearest fire station) had a chance of completely gutted. A part of it caught...

Sachin

(a) police weaponry in urban India (b) police vehicles in urban India This may not be very specific to your queries. The Kerala Police have come up with a history project. Talks about the State police more, but also has some general information. http://www.keralapolicehistory.com BTW, it has a good...

Sachin

RaviBg wrote:Hand-held reservation gadget makes it a joyride for TTEs, passengers

The cost of each equipment seems to be too high. Rs.70,000/- ?? That is way more than even a laptop. I feel that railways should try for more indegenous solutions (rather than stuff from IBM etc.)

Sachin

Meanwhile, Daya nayak and Ketan tirodkar both have their personal 'supporting' sites. If rumours are to be believed, Daya Nayak would come out unscathed. It is quite obvious that these encounter specialists do not get just their regular salaries. Nobody is going to risk their lives for the pay they...

Sachin

The web site for Institute for Road Traffic Education (IRTE). http://www.irte.com/ These folks manufacture the "Interceptor" vehicle which is used by Road Transport Authorities (RTA) and Traffic Police to catch hold of traffic rule violaters. The vehicle has video cameras, speed radars and...

Sachin

Kerala Police cracks bank-robbery case in 57 days http://www.artkerala.com/blog/kerala/bank-looted-chelambra In a daring operation which reminds us about the famous Sherlock Holmes story "The Red Headed League", a gang had stuck a bank in Kerala. They took a hotel on the ground floor in t...

Sachin

I would like to know more about the daily life of a beat constable(BC). What are his educational qualifications, pay, social background etc. From what I have seen in Kerala. 1. There is no specific role like a "Beat Constable". A constable (also HC and ASIs) is expected to go on beats bas...

Sachin

shiv wrote:Happy Birthday to us
Happy Birthday to us
Happy bi-irthday dear u-us
Happy Birthday to us

Amen.. Eight years !!!! One more year, I guess we can put the green ribbon awarded as part of the 9 years meritorious service medal.

Sachin

Dartford, And Indian Warrant Officers in the Air Force are addressed in exactly the same way as WOs and Master Aircrew are in the RAF, and occupy the same mess as they would in the RAF (i.e. SNCO mess), which suggests they occupy much the same position in the military hierarchy as WOs in the RAF do....

Sachin

Zdzislaw, Question is - is the JCO corps similar to the Polish (or Americans) WO corps? I don't think JCOs can be compared with Polish WO Corps. First of all, unlike in Poland we don't have an instituition (like schools) which is specially for JCOs. Every JCO first joins as an NCO, and gets promoted...

Sachin

Dartford, And on a similar vein, are JCOs members of the Officers or SNCOs mess when serving with other armed forces (e.g. UN)? In one of the documents which briefs about the Republic Day celebrations (held at New Delhi), it was clearly mentioned that there would NOT be a JCO mess functioning in the...

Sachin

Dartford, So the Subedar Major now carries out the role of the Regimental Havildar Major. Need not neccessarily be. He is more like a father figure for all the enlisted men, and generally the CO consults him in matters of regimental traditions and matters which have an impact on enlisted men. But ot...

Sachin

Another reason I have heard is that, it is these ranks which offer some sort of a better pay and perks for an ordinary jawan/soldier. If these ranks are removed, the promotion prospects would stop at the rank of Havildar (and there would be tough competition to reach that rank too). I feel for UN ba...

Sachin

The first change i remember would be the changing of the Lanyard, which was first put around the neck (like a noose, symbolising...i won't go further, would prob get into the bad books of MLI officers in BR!!) and now it is worn like other inf units around the (left?) arm. AFAIK the personell of un...

Sachin

ASPuar wrote:Battalion Havildar Major, Band Master and the Stick Orderly.

Does'nt the BHM wear a red sash? And also heard that in some regiments they have a rank Regimental Orderly Havildar. Is it true?

Sachin

The "belt" you see across his chest is known as a Cross belt I don't think this belt is known as a crossbelt. A cross belt would be thinner, and generally worn from the right shoulder. The ends of the belt would also be buckled to the leather belt. A similar type of belt, I have also seen...

Sachin

Time flies!!! Bharat-Rakshak is 7 years old. This made me think about the days gone by. It was 6 years since I set foot in Bangalore. With a typical crew cut and a VIP Suitcase gifted by the JCOs of my NCC Battalion, I landed at Bangalore City Jn. (SBC) on October 13th, 1997. It was here I created ...

Sachin

The favourite song of mine is Aaj himalay ki chotti se phir hamne lalkara hein..door haton..door haton.. Hindustan Hamara hein.., from the old movie Kismat.

Does any one have any Real Audio or MP3, of this song?

Sachin

Best Wishes to the General Saheb

Here is a tune by the Army Band to honour the 1971 Hero.
Sam Bahadur - by LB Gurung

Sachin

Three cheers to Bharat-Rakshak and Rakesh Koshy who made BR what it is today. Hooray.... Auld Lang Syne "Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Or friendship e'er grow cauld? Should we nae tighter draw the knot Aye as we're growing auld? How comes it, then, my worthy friend, Wha used to be sae kin...

Sachin

Can this thread be archived ?

Sachin

The Kerala Police had tried to implement the community policing scheme. It might have worked very well in Britain, but it was found out that it will not work in Kerala. The reasons. 1. As per the scheme, it was decided that an H.C, and an SI from local police stations, will get-together at certai...

Sachin

shim By slow moving vehicles I meant, that they are purposely driven slowly, so that can be on the look out for traffic violators.The majority of vehicles with Kerala Police are Mahindra Jeeps, but many of them are new models and NOT in a very bad shape.Major cities like Delhi and Mu...

Sachin

shim The cars which you refer to as Police Cars are actually escort vehicles. In many states, these cars are used to transport senior officials. Some of them are also used to be part of the cavalcade which escorts the ministers

Sachin

In the incident which I was mentioning, the crowd was quite menacing, and was not prepared to go back even if the police fired upon in the air. They had very clear cut intentions to man-handle the minister and his escort party.Firing in the air, frankly speaking I do not understand the logic behi...

Sachin

What is an Illegal Order? I am asking this question, because in Policing people, some things are declared illegal after the deed is actually done.I am once again talking about the Kannur/Koothuparamba shooting. Around 200 Left party activists are blocking the way of a democratically elected ...

Sachin

Another thing to be inquired into is the arrest of an old leader in the dead of the night. Though arrest at night is not illegal it is clearly laid down that it should be avoided. There is a Section in the CrPC which enables the police to arrest political bigwigs at the wee hours of the night. ...

Sachin

Sujit, By 10th pass I meant the chap has successfully completed the 10th Std. and the State level examination. Another point regarding the basic qualification is that, in many states nobody with a graduate degree have the inclination to join the force as a constable.In states like Kerala whe...

Sachin

Sujit You have a valid question, as to whether better pay scales would change the cops attitude to bribery. I feel, with a better pay scale and perks, and a stringent punishment scheme it would be possible to change the behaviour of the force. I have found that many young policemen do feel bad ...

Sachin

Yes we have a very bad figure for police-to-public ratio. With this we have to take into consideration, that India's population is huge, and maintaining a police force based on this figure would bring the state to its knees. Maintaining a Police Force has always been the biggest trouble for the govt...

Sachin

Manavendra Regarding the policy of the British regarding the use of Indian police man, you have scored a valid point. But if you check up history, you may also find out that they also had some of the most able and smart men in the ranks (The story goes that the fingerprinting and its usage...

Sachin

Blaming the courts does not solve the basic problem that the police should have shown basic human sense. Though I am not a legal expert, there may have been a contempt of court issue or some similar stuff, which the policemen never wished to encounter. After all, which would you prefer running ...

Sachin

shim george A constable's avg. pay comes up to Rs.60,000/- p.a. Police men, if they go on strike can be arrested (may be they will have to ask the Army to do it) and imprisoned. And in many places the Police Welfare Associations itself have split up in party lines. So there is no single associa...

Sachin

You know instead of being corrupt they should just strike. I did'nt get the correct meaning of the word strike. If you mean they should go on a protest strike, then policemen are not supposed to go on strike. And if you mean, that they should strike against corruption, I can guarantee that many...

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