The jawans of the Jammu & Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF) were equipped with the Bullet Resistant, Marksman Tactical Intervention Light Motor Vehicles by the Director General of Police, J&K Dilbag Singh. On the occasion he also inaugurated the Containerized Shooting Range at Armed Police Complex Humhama.
After attending the formal flag off ceremony in the presence of top brass of the CRPF and J&k Police Dilbagh Singh said the Bullet Resistant Light Motor Vehicles with high safety requirements would be deployed with CRPF for special duties. “A large number of vehicles have come and a lot more will follow”, the DGP announced. The vehicles with enhanced safety measures have a Run Flat Tyre system with PTZ cameras installed, he added ADG CRPF, J&K Daljit Singh Chodhary, IG CRPF Ops Kashmir, Manvinder Singh Bhatia, along with senior police officers were present on the occasion.
Singh appreciated ADGP Headquarters, AIG Provision & Transport PHQ and their team for working in fast track mode for procuring these vehicles.
The DGP later inaugurated the Containerized Shooting Range at JKAP 13th Bn., Humhama, Budgam. DGP and Spl. DG CRPF fired some practice rounds on the occasion.
The 40 feet long Containerized Shooting Range (CTSR) meets all international standards of the safety and pollution with software capability of decreasing and increasing firing range of upto 300 mtrs. The air conditioned shooting range which can be utilized 24x7 and can also be easily transported to any other location. The shooter can fire in standing, kneeling and lying positions and it has Electronic Multi-Function Targets and Virtual targets systems. The CTSR has one Control Station each outside the Container and a monitoring tab near the shooter to monitor the firing and the control station is capable of printing the firing result of the shooter.