KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has initiated a comprehensive overhaul of Kolkata Police’s riot-control and law-and-order equipment, with plans to procure gear matching the standards used by Delhi Police, CRPF and other central armed police forces, a senior official said on Friday.
The move comes days after eight police personnel, including officers, were injured in stone-pelting during a gathering in the Park Circus area on May 18.
The issue was raised again during Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s first visit to the Kolkata Police headquarters at Lalbazar on May 26, where he held a meeting with senior police officers.
