Times Now NewsHour: What-use-is-303

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A single dacoit managed to hold off 400 UP policemen for 50 hours. The police were run ragged by the dacoit who completely exposed the soft underbelly of the Indian police. 400 police men armed with rifles, grenades and a bull dozer tried to bring down the dacoit's hideout.

But, yet for over 50 hours the police fought in vain. The encounter exposed the weak underbelly of the Indian police. An officer was caught on camera struggling with his 303 rifle which refused to load. And, in this process precious moments were lost. But, it's not just faulty weapons. Another police officer seemedto have ignored all safety requirements - no hemet or bullet proof jacket.

Another officer was seen gesturing, shouting instructions to his men. There was no use of walkie-talkies> Basic communications systems were not in place.

And the most embarrassing of all, the dacoit managed to escape from the rooftop of the house.

And if that wasn't enough, the police then began to engage in a chase that seemed to lack basic co-ordination.

TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami debates the issue as to why 400 policemen seemed helpless against one dacoit with Maxwell Pereira, Former Joint Commissionner of Delhi Police and B P Singhal, Former DGP, UP.

Milind, Panaji, Goa, on Times Now website says:20 Jun 2009
The Dacoit was armed only with a bolt action rifle and did not have any special training or AKs AND Explosives like terrorists of 26/11 ,Yet he managed to hold them for over 50 Hours,cause casualties and nearely escape. Hypothetically if, only these illequipped and ill trained police been used for the 26/11 attack the clearing of the TAJ would have taken THREE MONTHS INSTEAD OF THE THREE DAYS THAT THE ARMY TOOK.It is high time the Police force is overhauled and equipped and trained to handel such incidences professionally.An EXCUSE FOR A POLICE FORCE THAT WE HAVE NOW IS AN INVITATION FOR TERRORIST TO CARRY OUT ATTACKS AT WILL.