Less than 90 cops left to face rioters, inquiry heard

Policemen from the Special Command Operation (SOC) patrol the streets in Little India. - Filepic

THERE were less than 90 police officers left to face some 150 to 200 active rioters at the height of the Little India riot on Dec 8 last year, the Committee of Inquiry (COI) heard.

State Counsel Sharmila Sripathy presented this evidence, detailing that these 90 officers included those who were previously injured as the violence unfolded.