The Firozabad Polices' riot drill in anticipation of scenes post Ayodhya Verdict turned out to be a huge 'laugh riot'.
In the bizarre anti-riot drill video that's going viral, the cops can be seen using their batons as 'pretend-horses' something that kids at primary school would do.?
Many mocked the drill saying it was a poor remake of the Harry Potter's quidditch game where they ride on magical brooms.?
However, soon after the troll army started rolling up the sleeves to churn out hilarious jokes, the Firozabad police posted a clarification online.?
The tweet explained that ,"During a riot control drill, police teams?have a formation to deal with the unruly men and rioters. In the formation, the third team is horse mounted police units. Due to the absence of horse-drawn police in the district, the police action has been made a symbolic exercise by the constables.Ħħ
Basically, since the academy didn't have horses, they resorted to make believe horses.
Defending the drill , Prabal Pratap Singh, superintendent of police (city) told TOI that the police have set' parameters and standards' when it comes to riot controlling.?
He adds, "The policemen were made to use batons as fictitious horses so that when a situation arises, they can implement what they have practised."
According to Singh, a demand of 10 horses for riot control has been made to higher authorities.?