http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/12/01/if-i-had-an-ak-47/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:14:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/12/01/if-i-had-an-ak-47/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 kris2t Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:10:09 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/12/01/if-i-had-an-ak-47/#comment-1672 The cops use 9 mm carbines (Sten) and the 7.62 SLR, which are also used by the army. A lot of newspapers have tried tomake out that the poor police had to take on terrorists armed with AKs , with pistols. Not true, they have the weapons that i mentioned above. Yes on the question of what they do with their budgets, I refuse to believe that money allocated for operations could be diverted to buying cars. That's a bit far fetched as the two budget heads are different and no DGP in his right mind would allow re-appropriation of funds from operations to staff cars. The govt financial system has enough checks and balances to prevent that. But if what you say is true then the DGP and whoever else is responsible should be shot. People get the police they deserve. Why did it take so long for the smug populace of Bombay to wake up. I think they are generally too busy congratulating themselves. The cops use 9 mm carbines (Sten) and the 7.62 SLR, which are also used by the army. A lot of newspapers have tried tomake out that the poor police had to take on terrorists armed with AKs , with pistols. Not true, they have the weapons that i mentioned above. Yes on the question of what they do with their budgets, I refuse to believe that money allocated for operations could be diverted to buying cars. That’s a bit far fetched as the two budget heads are different and no DGP in his right mind would allow re-appropriation of funds from operations to staff cars. The govt financial system has enough checks and balances to prevent that. But if what you say is true then the DGP and whoever else is responsible should be shot. People get the police they deserve. Why did it take so long for the smug populace of Bombay to wake up. I think they are generally too busy congratulating themselves.

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