New Delhi: The Ordnance Factory in Kanpur came out with a light-weight revolver, specially designed for women after Delhi's gruesome Nirbhaya gang rape that shook the country seven years ago. The revolver named Nirbheek is to deter recurrence of such a case. The revolver which weighs about 500 gm against a regular revolver that weighs over 700 gm, has so far sold around 2,500 pieces mainly in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

A representative of Ordnance Factory Board, while showcasing the revolver at the International Police Expo said, "Nirbheek was launched as a robust and handy self-defence weapon, which could easily be carried by women in their purses. In New Delhi and the revolver has seen good results. Within the first five years of its launch, it has witnessed sales of over 2,500 units. The current batch in the factory is under 2700 series."