Mumbai cops to now patrol Marine Drive on Segway electric scooters

  • The police personnel manning Segways will have public address system attached to their masks.
Police officers patrol on Segways as men wearing protective face masks run along the promenade at Marine Drive. (REUTERS)
Police officers patrol on Segways as men wearing protective face masks run along the promenade at Marine Drive.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh recently inaugurated Segway electric scooters for police personnel at Marine Drive in south Mumbai.

While fifty of these two-wheeled, self-balancing `personal transporters' will be deployed in south Mumbai, they will be also introduced for cops in suburban Bandra, Juhu and Versova areas, he said.

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The home ministry was keen on modernisation of Maharashtra police force and wants them to be equipped with technology on par with global standards, Deshmukh said.

The police personnel manning Segways will have public address system attached to their masks.

They will also monitor social distancing, he said, adding that drones will provide additional cover to the police poss on Segways.

First Published Date: 13 Jun 2020, 10:42 AM IST
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