NEW DELHI - A year after Delhi gang rape victim was brutalized and the national capital saw mass protests on the scale never seen before, the Indian Ordinance Factory in Kanpur has given women a new power in their hands - a .32 bore revolver, named Nirbheek - to defend themselves. As a mark of tribute to the gang rape victim, India's first firearm, which has been designed for women, is the smallest revolver...
made here, which they can carry in their handbags. Nirbheek weighs 500 grams and is priced at Rs.1,22,360. Launched on January 6, it received 20 bookings and 80 formal enquiries, by the end of the day as per media reports. "The revolver is capable of firing six rounds," an IOF official told the media.
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