Nirbheek

"fearless")[6] is a six-shot cylinder double-action revolver designed and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Organization in Kanpur, India.

[11] The factory's general manager said that the gun would increase women's confidence and deter attackers.

Critics say that not many women could afford the gun to defend themselves since it costs more than the average Indian's annual salary.

Only high and middle-class women would be able to afford it but since these groups are not the most vulnerable (most of them use their own vehicle and do not need public transport), them having guns would not solve the problem.

[16] The simple mechanism is thought to have been based on earlier designs by Webley & Scott and Smith & Wesson.