The police is training its staff to handle chemical and biological weapons and also focus on their soft skills. Nineteen "markswomen" of the Delhi Police, women commandos of its Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit have undergone a four-week specialised training course, conducted by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at its training centre in Karera, Madhya Pradesh.
Apart from this Delhi Police has procured special kinds of weapons, ammunition, bulletproof jackets and X-ray machines.
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