Who is Better Trained and Equipped?

It is not uncommon to see photos of police firing teargas shells at demonstrators to take control of the situation. The photo dated today shown below is a picture in contrast. Readers of Tarantula may recall the post “Where is Unemployment?” where in we discussed about stone-pelting industry in J&K. This photo shows that J&K also has hi-tech industry with well trained, agile, motivated and athletic looking youth to throw teargas shells at police! It is difficult to find a policeman or a para-military who can throw with comparable agility, focus and concentration.

A protester carries a burning teargas canister to hurl it back at police during a stir in Srinagar on 13th April 2010.

Dantewada carnage in which 74 plus CRPF personnel died makes one think whether the CRPF is trained and adequately equipped to meet the challenges posed by Maoists.


THE ROAD TO HEAVEN, OR IS IT?: The marker stone for a temple beside a road going to Chintalnad, which has witnessed a lot of violence.

Son of a famous film star and congress party MP was arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) on 19 April 1993. A big catch of weapons in his possession, were supposedly of such latest designs and so sophisticated, the envious military officials who had a look at them wanted such weapons, at that point of time, for Indian Army.