A two-day Maoist strike began in Bihar amid tight security, police said Tuesday.
Additional Director General of Police P.K. Thakur said that no violence was reported in the state after Maoist guerrillas began their strike at midnight Monday.
“All the district superintendents of police have been directed to intensify patrolling and deploy additional security forces at vital installations, including railway stations,” Mr. Thakur said.
“All police stations in Maoist affected districts would remain on high—alert,” he added.
The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has called for a two-day shutdown in five states, including Bihar, to protest against a crackdown by security forces.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Malls endanger lives of citizens
Leading malls and entertainment hubs in the city have failed to tighten security even after several bomb blasts across the country.
The city police conducted mock security drills on Friday at malls and entertainment hubs selected at random after Intelligence authorities issued a terror alert in Hyderabad.
Police personnel in plainclothes successfully sneaked dummy bombs into Big Bazaar, Spencer’s, Snow World and 10 other places, including cinema theatres, without the security guards or the metal detectors identifying the undesirable objects.
In some places where there were metal detectors, there was no guard to operate them or to frisk the decoy.
The dummy bombs were carried in tiffin boxes, leather bags and briefcases. A police team was foiled in one location — Karachi bakery — which did not allow bags inside.
The Central Zone DCP, Mr Akun Sabarwal, said, “There was a security lapse at most of the malls and theatres despite the recent security sensitisation programmes. Security teams failed to follow the police caution.”
The police closed the malls temporarily while they ensured that security personnel and management of the targeted places underwent a thorough briefing on security measures.
Mr Sabarwal said no establishments were shut down or sealed off by the police and they were allowed to resume business after the briefing session.
The city police conducted mock security drills on Friday at malls and entertainment hubs selected at random after Intelligence authorities issued a terror alert in Hyderabad.
Police personnel in plainclothes successfully sneaked dummy bombs into Big Bazaar, Spencer’s, Snow World and 10 other places, including cinema theatres, without the security guards or the metal detectors identifying the undesirable objects.
In some places where there were metal detectors, there was no guard to operate them or to frisk the decoy.
The dummy bombs were carried in tiffin boxes, leather bags and briefcases. A police team was foiled in one location — Karachi bakery — which did not allow bags inside.
The Central Zone DCP, Mr Akun Sabarwal, said, “There was a security lapse at most of the malls and theatres despite the recent security sensitisation programmes. Security teams failed to follow the police caution.”
The police closed the malls temporarily while they ensured that security personnel and management of the targeted places underwent a thorough briefing on security measures.
Mr Sabarwal said no establishments were shut down or sealed off by the police and they were allowed to resume business after the briefing session.
