Taking serious note of the incident in which two policemen on night patrolling were assaulted by unknown people, Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) Alok Kumar has directed Kalaburagi Police Commissioner Y.S. Ravikumar to ensure that one of the policemen on night patrol carries a self-loading rifle (SLR).
He also took serious exception and expressed discontent over not being informed of the incident.
“Two policemen without any weapon made an attempt to apprehend criminals at night and were injured when the latter attacked them. You did not even inform me of it at the meeting. We would have recognised the heroic action of the policemen by giving them an appreciation certificate. From now on, at least one person in the night patrolling team must carry an SLR. Conduct firing training and practice sessions for the personnel and arm the fit with SLRs. We cannot afford to be assaulted by criminals,” Mr. Kumar said at a press conference at a guesthouse on the District Armed Reserve Grounds here on Tuesday.
