Now, Bengaluru will be protected by mounted police

Here are the photos of Bengaluru's mounted police force.

Police personnel mounted on horses can now be spotted in Bengaluru as the city gets a four-member mounted squad to patrol the streets.

The Bengaluru police are also planning to have a full-fledged horse mounted police company aimed at ensuring quick and effective response to citizens in public spaces. Mysuru police already use mounted police to help in crowd control and traffic management in the city.

Mounted patrols came into existence in about 1800's in England and then were adopted in America. Even to this day, mounted troops are used for patrolling in Canada and several counties of the United States.

In Bengaluru, these mounted policemen will patrol Commercial Street, Brigade Road and Cubbon Park from 3 pm to 9 pm.

Mounted patrol marching

These riders wear reflective gear and would help people in public areas.

Mounted force on a busy street

These troops would be deployed at Cubbon park on weekends while on Tuesdays and Thursdays they can be spotted at Commercial Street and Brigade Road respectively.

Mounted troops would help in crowd management

The Bengaluru police is planning to increase the number of mounted patrol to 11 from 4.

In Karnataka, mounted force already exists in Mysuru

The horses will be transported to their patrol areas in horse floats from their stables.

Lone policeman on horse

Mounted cops can reach places where vehicles cannot, besides it also has other benefits.

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