State government will buy bullet proof vehicles for VVIP security
Madhya Pradesh | The police headquarters has also stepped up preparations for providing comprehensive security arrangements to the leaders in the assembly elections to be held later this year. In this sequence, now the special wing of the police headquarters is going to buy bulletproof vehicles. These vehicles are likely to reach the state by August. These vehicles will be equipped with hi-tech technology. The formalities of purchasing these vehicles are being completed by the PHQ.
Eight more bullet proof vehicles will join the State Police fleet in August. The Police Headquarters has got approval from the government to buy it. Regarding these vehicles being purchased just before the assembly elections, it is believed that during the visit of high security leaders, this vehicle equipped with new and state-of-the-art technology will be made available to them. These vehicles will be made available to high security people during their visits across the state.
If sources are to be believed, the bullet proof vehicle that the state police is about to buy will be so strong that it will not be affected by hand grenades and landmine attacks. Also, this vehicle will be able to run at high speed. Its tires will also have two layers. It will be able to run at high speed even after damage to the upper layer. The body of this car will be of steel, which even a bullet will not be able to penetrate. Bullets will not affect those who put glass with it.
The minimum thickness of glass in these vehicles will be 39 mm. An anti-spell shield will also be installed on top of it. It may be noted that the State Police still has more than a dozen bullet proof vehicles, but such vehicles are replaced from time to time for security reasons.
All vehicles will be of Toyota Fortuner. Which will have minimum BR 6 level of safety cover. The car will be fully protected from five sides including the roof. In this, such a shield will have to be used for protection that even ammunition cannot harm this vehicle from five sides. The underbody of the vehicle will be fully equipped with explosive protection. In which the vehicle will not be damaged by hand grenade etc.