The Delhi Police is going high tech.  The six armoured bullet proof vehicle will soon be added in its fleet, which it will be purchasing before the Commonwealth Games.

The police plan to procure six small armoured capsule, based light bullet proof vehicles for the special weapons and tactics  teams of Delhi Police's special cell.

The vans will have a seating capacity for six persons and will have a convertible roof for positioning weapons. It will have a ballistic carpet that will provide protection to the vehicle against shrapnel and hand grenades. It can be used where there is hostage like situation as it can storm the buildings.

The vehicle will be resistant to bullets fired from AK-47 rifles. A camera fitted at the rear end of the vehicle and an LCD screen at the driver’s seat would give clear picture of all the happenings in and around the vehicle. The capsule bullet proof vehicle can also run on flat tyres  if they are damaged in an attack. It will have six ports where commandos can open fire.

The Mumbai Police was the first to procure the armoured vehicles after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. They use Mahindra Marksman, the country’s first armoured capsule based light bullet proof vehicle, which has capability to be used in counter terrorist action as well as in conventional roles.

The Delhi Police is also procuring three big armoured vehicles for the Games that will be moving around the city and sometimes stationed at venues during the Games. The big armoured vehicles can carry 30 commandos. One batch of such commandos is ready while two are undergoing training.