UP Police using rifles declared 'obsolete' 20 years ago: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said in its report that nearly 48% of the Uttar Pradesh Police personnel are still using the .303 bore rifles. The report added that the rifles had become 'obsolete' in 1995 and required replacement with modern weapons. It further said that the government had accepted the use of the rifles.