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| Railways to procure 6,000 AK-47s for RPF | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Feb 13: In a bid to counter the growing threat of Maoists and terrorists’ attacks, Railways has decided to strengthen its police force by procuring 6,000 AK-47 rifles besides critical accessories like bullet-proof jackets and helmets for its security personnel to protect
trains and stations.
"We are in the process of acquiring 6,000 fully automatic AK-47 assault rifles from Bulgaria. The payments have been made to ministry of home affairs for the purchase," a senior railway ministry official said.
The AK-47 assault rifles along with bullet proof jackets, helmets and walkie-talkies would be provided to specially trained RPF personnel manning luxury trains and sensitive stations. Besides the Maoist problem, railways is also facing a serious threat
of terror attacks on its luxury trains like Palace-on-Wheels, Deccan Queen, Maharaja Express which mostly carry high-end customers, including foreigners.
"Since passengers of these luxury trains are mostly foreigners, any untoward incident involving them would attract world attention. So, we have made a standard operating procedure with state governments to protect these trains," the official said.
RPF personnel deployed in Maoist-affected areas and also in militancy-prone areas like Jammu and Kashmir and North-East will also be equipped with AK-47s.
The procurement of such large number of AK-47s will not only boost the morale but also enhance effectiveness and fire-power of the RPF personnel, the official said.
Railways is also acquiring CCTV systems, door-fr ame metal detectors,
baggage screening system and hand-held metal detectors for 200 stations as part of its integrated security system.
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