Maharashtra government, reeling under criticism over handling of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has received another jolt with the widow of ATS chief Hemant Karkare saying the state police force is ill-equipped to fight terrorists.

"The recent Naxal attack in Gadchiroli in which 15 policemen were killed is yet another example that shows how the police force is ill-equipped to fight terrorists," Kavita said in a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. Karkare was killed in the 26/11 terror attacks.