Tourist police deployed at key locations in Delhi to help G-20 delegates
The Hindu
Tourist police have been deployed to provide security & guidance to foreign delegates visiting Delhi's grand monuments. They have distinctive uniforms and vehicles, & are trained in soft skills and English-speaking. They also patrol nearby areas & take PCR calls to curb malpractices.
Sub-Inspector Anoop Kumar, 41, deployed with the tourist police unit, has had a keen interest in learning about the history of India Gate, situated in the heart of Delhi.
Around 400 police personnel have been deployed in newly acquired Bolero multipurpose vehicles. His mobile patrolling van (MPV) is one of the 20 deployed across at key locations, including railway stations, airports, markets, and key monuments such as Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Red Fort, Rajghat, Humayun’s Tomb, as the G-20 Summit is under way.
The delegates are expected to visit the grand old monuments of Delhi and the tourist police have been tasked with maintaining their security and ensuring all possible guidance.
The tourist police have a distinctive brand, a different label, and an arm badge. They have a different jacket to be easily recognised by tourists.
Each MPV consists of four members, who include a woman staff, a gunman from the ITBP, a driver, and an in-charge. Each shift is divided for 12 hours and starts at 8 a.m., says Mr. Kumar.
They are tasked with not only providing help to tourists, but to also take PCR calls, to patrol in the nearby areas, and to keep checks on any suspicious activity.
The MPV contains a PCR kit, with 38 articles, from a stretcher, cane shield, weapons, a commando search light to drinking water facility.
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