After Cheetahs and Hoysalas, the city police will now have Bungee Dancer, Locked Away, Resham and Thoran on patrol. The Bengaluru police are also planning to have a full-fledged mounted police company on the lines of their counterparts in Mysuru city in the near future. "We will be deploying these mounted patrolmen in their designated spots on specific days, depending on the number of people in given areas. They have been instructed to help pedestrians or anyone who approaches them for assistance," said Praveen Sood, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner.As of now, a four-member mounted patrol squad will be deployed at Commercial Street on Tuesdays and on Brigade Road on Thursdays. The horses will be transported to their patrol areas in horse floats (vehicles used for transporting horses) from their stables.

Source: Times of India March 28, 2017 05:14 UTC