Mumbai:
Despite losing 14 personnel and having chinks in their armour exposed in the November 26 terror strikes, Mumbai police are still to acquire most of the weaponry and equipment they had sought to tackle similar attacks in the future.
Modern weaponry including assault rifles, armoured bullet proof vehicles, an amphibious vehicle, bullet proof jackets, night vision goggles are among the items on the city police wishlist which runs up an estimated bill of over Rs 100 crore.
The police had also sought advanced equipment for the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad including advanced devices to find explosive substances and to defuse them.
A mobile bomb defusal unit in which bombs can be safely detonated is expected to be delivered soon while a bomb detection vehicle which scans for explosives using X-rays is already undergoing trials with the city police.
"So far the weaponry we have ordered have not been delivered since we have to order them from western countries," a senior city police official said.
"They have a long procedure to ensure the guns are delivered to law enforcement agencies which has caused the delay but we should be getting them soon," the official said.