Revolvers For 1,000 Delhi Traffic Cops as road rage rises

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 04, 2016:  In what will be a controversial move, the Delhi Police has decided to arm 1,000 traffic cops in the Capital with revolvers. A police officer said this was in view of the rising cases of road rage in Delhi.

Traffic policemen in Delhi are so far not armed. They are often spotted at many places in the capital engaged in heated arguments with drivers whom they have stopped for violating traffic rules. 

The latest task handed to the Delhi traffic police is enforcing the "Odd-Even" rule of the state government, a measure designed to check the dangerously high level of air pollution in the city.

The police had their hands full on Monday, the first full-fledged working day since the Odd-Even formula came into effect. On Monday, January 4, only cars with even registration numbers are allowed on the capital’s roads.