Vehicle mounted machine gun deployed to secure Somnath Mandir

Under the guidance of Range Inspector General Shri Pravinkumar Sinha, the Police Inspector of Somnath Police station Shri N.B.Chudasama today dedicated a Gypsy van with light machine gun to protect Shri Somnath Mandir.

This vehicle is equipped with Light Machine Gun and four jawans. It has been deployed near the Mandir to protect it against terror attack. There are total eight jawans deployed to this vehicle shift wise, and if needed, more jawans will be allotted to this task.

The 360 degree stand mounted L.M.G weapon can fire thirty rounds per 15 seconds non-stop in any direction.

Shri Somnath Mandir has received various protection covers in recent years. This includes a new marin police station, coastguard station, coastal patrolling, two companies of State reserve police, Somnath trust’s security jawans, Gramya Rakshak Dal jawans, regular policemen on duty, dog squad, horse mounted protection jawans, luggage scanner, body scanner, hand metal detector, C.C.T.V camera and other types of security arrangements.