Police wish list: Hi-tech anti-terror equipment
State police float tenders to buy through-the-wall radars, endoscopes, bomb basket trollies
Following the 26/11 terrorist attacks, the Mumbai police had faced lots of problems and criticism when encountering a hostage situation.
Not only were the police untrained to tackle situation, but were also lacking hi-tech equipment to carry out flawless operations.
In a bid to tackle any hostage-like situation, the Maharashtra Police has taken an important step to strengthen its armoury with hi-tech equipment. The state police have recently floated tenders to purchase through-the-wall radars, endoscopes and bomb basket trollies.
The through-the-wall radars can help monitor movements in a room and penetrate through thick walls either made of cement, concrete and wood, in rain or humid conditions too. "The gadget is placed outside a wall and we can see dotted images on the equipment screen," said a senior police officer, requesting anonymity.
He added that, during the 26/11 attacks, a few entrepreneurs had offered through-the-wall radars to the police to tackle the hostage situations in the two five-star hotels that were under siege. But, the city police had refused to use the radars because they were not trained in handling them.
"In a dedicated combat team, one person is required to hold and use the radar effectively. But we could not take this equipment [from businessmen] that time because we did not know how to use it," said the officer.
The police also wants to purchase endoscope with handheld LCD monitor, which should be capable of working in pitch darkness as well as in daylight. It should be able to recognise human face in a room at a minimum distance of 6 metres.
"Endoscopes are usually used to carry out searches of explosives in areas inaccessible for humans such as pipes, gutters or a heap of garbage," said another police officer.
"We have also floated tenders to acquire a bomb basket that should be capable of safely mitigating explosives of 8 kg TNT equivalents," the officer added.
The trolley should be suitable to carry the basket and be towed behind a medium-sized vehicle, he added.
"As per our specifications the basket should contain any type of contained IEDs and should protect against threats posed by detonation of the bomb. In case of accidental explosion inside the basket, there should be no discharge of splinters/fragments," he added.
The plan to procure a bomb basket assumes significance as the police do not have total containment vehicles.
State police float tenders to buy through-the-wall radars, endoscopes, bomb basket trollies
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Following the 26/11 terrorist attacks, the Mumbai police had faced lots of problems and criticism when encountering a hostage situation.
Not only were the police untrained to tackle situation, but were also lacking hi-tech equipment to carry out flawless operations.
In a bid to tackle any hostage-like situation, the Maharashtra Police has taken an important step to strengthen its armoury with hi-tech equipment. The state police have recently floated tenders to purchase through-the-wall radars, endoscopes and bomb basket trollies.
The through-the-wall radars can help monitor movements in a room and penetrate through thick walls either made of cement, concrete and wood, in rain or humid conditions too. "The gadget is placed outside a wall and we can see dotted images on the equipment screen," said a senior police officer, requesting anonymity.
He added that, during the 26/11 attacks, a few entrepreneurs had offered through-the-wall radars to the police to tackle the hostage situations in the two five-star hotels that were under siege. But, the city police had refused to use the radars because they were not trained in handling them.
"In a dedicated combat team, one person is required to hold and use the radar effectively. But we could not take this equipment [from businessmen] that time because we did not know how to use it," said the officer.
The police also wants to purchase endoscope with handheld LCD monitor, which should be capable of working in pitch darkness as well as in daylight. It should be able to recognise human face in a room at a minimum distance of 6 metres.
"Endoscopes are usually used to carry out searches of explosives in areas inaccessible for humans such as pipes, gutters or a heap of garbage," said another police officer.
"We have also floated tenders to acquire a bomb basket that should be capable of safely mitigating explosives of 8 kg TNT equivalents," the officer added.
The trolley should be suitable to carry the basket and be towed behind a medium-sized vehicle, he added.
"As per our specifications the basket should contain any type of contained IEDs and should protect against threats posed by detonation of the bomb. In case of accidental explosion inside the basket, there should be no discharge of splinters/fragments," he added.
The plan to procure a bomb basket assumes significance as the police do not have total containment vehicles.
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