Cops seek food security

Police personnel at Gurgaon shooting range, a CWG venue, had to skip meals

Over 600 police personnel posted at the Kadarpur shooting range in Gurgaon had been vigorously pursuing a food contractor for the last few days.


Bird's eye view: The Kadarpur shooting range will be hosting the full
bore shooting event of the Commonwealth Games.

It wasn't that the contractor had been involved in a criminal case but they needed somebody to replace their canteen supplier who had disappeared without a trace, leaving them high and dry.

The Kadarpur shooting range would host the full bore shooting event during the Commonwealth Games and the Gurgaon police have put in place a comprehensive security contingent in and around the range.

However, for the last few days the cops stationed at the venue had been facing trouble in arranging food as the supplier had disappeared without any prior information.

Though an alternative arrangement has been put in place now but the cops are still not amused.

"It's not just food even transportation is a big issue here. To reach Kadarpur shooting range is a tough task and we need to leave our house at 4 am to report at 7am. We rarely get any transport," said a policeman posted outside the village post.

"We landed here on September 20. Since then we are facing various problems. No arrangements are there for staying overnight. The food packets that we get are not fresh. There is no arrangement for drinking water," said a constable, requesting anonymity.