India, June 6 -- The Mumbai police has started distributing bulletproof vests to its force, which include senior police officers and personnel from the Quick Response Team (QRT). The force will distribute around 1500 sets of the protective armour in the coming days, along with an equal number of helmets.

The flaws of bulletproof vests used by Mumbai police first came to light during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks when ATS chief Hemant Karkare was fatally struck by AK-47 bullets. Soon, remedial measures were taken and in 2017 an order for 4600 protective vests were made, but 1400 of the stock turned out to be out to be defective and were returned to the vendor.

The vests being distributed now have been tested in various laboratories in Gandhin...