Hyderabad, Jan. 11 -- The strength of a police office does not depend on how powerful his weapons are, but how well equipped he is in terms of skill and technology, said Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar.

"Back in 1990 when I passed out of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administrative Academy (LBSNAA) after my training, our batch mates discussed who, in the real sense, is a modern police officer. While some opined carrying an AK47 (assault rifle) is modern, some others thought holding an self-loading rifle (SLR) or Glock Pistol made them modern. And now, when a new batch of police graduated from academy in Hyderabad, the Telangana government provided them with digital pads, equipped with criminal records from all states and co...