JOIN USIn a first-of-its-kind exhibition, gadgets and armoury that police departments and security agencies can use was recently put on display at the International Police Expo in Pragati Maidan.
The purpose of the two-day expo organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) was to identify the technology used by Indian and foreign police forces. It showcased latest and modern equipments and technologies for safety and protection of society.
The exhibition focused on all segments of security, including cyber security, communication and information technology, law enforcement, surveillance, protection, fire, disaster management and traffic. It also had everything related to fitness and welfare of Police personnel.
Ballistic Safety Systems Technology India Pvt Ltd showcased Hard Armor Plates to save vital organs of the policemen during gun firing along with new and innovative helmets for the forces. The plates weighed from 1.4 kgs to 5.5 kgs and are made from steel and high polyethylene fibre.
Another stall which attracted the maximum number of eyeballs in expo was NSIC Jayshree Consulting India, featuring some of the deadly arms – MP5, MP16, M4 guns. All made in the USA, the stall also displayed various kinds of Night Vision Devices (NVD) used for major operations during night.
Wolfgang Bopp, the owner of Bonowi International Police Equipment from Germany also had a stall at the event.
The stall featured various kinds of safety jackets, rods and handcuffs. While sharing his experiences as a former police trainer in Germany he said, “In Germany police usually has three levels of controlling a riot situation or aggressive mobs.
At first we position ourselves in a powerful posture and try to scare people with our batons. In the second level, we hit on a person’s arm as a warning to ease and get back. If situation doesn’t seem to calm down and someone tries to attack with a weapon, we hit them hard with an aim to only curtail and cause minimal injury.”
Out of nearly 50 stalls, many offered many promising innovations. New Age industries had solutions for making crowded places like markets or malls more secure. The stall had unmanned aerial surveillance systems for the security forces in India.
They have developed flying vehicles with a camera which is operated by a remote. One can easily fly this object over large public gatherings, where penetration of security personnel is difficult. It has a range of about 2500 meters and runs for nearly 25 minutes.
Motorola known for their mobile phones showcased their latest range of walkie talkies made for the Traffic Police.
Sachin Yadav, senior sales manager at Motorola, said, “We had three objectives while manufacturing these walkie talkies – collaboration, coordination and communication and all these three points are important to manage traffic. So, these walkie talkies are specially made to manage the ever increasing traffic in Delhi and in other states as well.”
The Expo also had Tata Nano as the new-age police van. “The whole idea was to make a police van which can easily move in narrow lanes of the city. Looking at the size of Nano, it can swiftly move around small and narrow lanes unlike the bulky police cars,” said Monty Singh from IJS Electronics.