Security hiked on terror threat

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The Delhi police has asked offices and establishments in prominent buildings around Parliament House to put in place stringent security measures, citing “threat inputs” from intelligence agencies ahead of Parliament session and Independence Day.
“In view of the threat inputs received from different agencies, there is a need for stringent security measures to be adopted so as to avoid any untoward incident during Parliament session. You are requested to get each and every person entering the building searched and frisked thoroughly,” said a police advisory.
The advisory was issued for six buildings, including Rail Bhavan, RBI, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj and All India Radio.
When asked about the threat inputs, a senior police official refused to divulge details. He merely said that anti-social elements may try to do something spectacular.
The Monsoon session of Parliament begins Monday.
“The advisory has been issued keeping in mind that anti-national elements are always on the look out for doing something spectacular.
The Parliament session and the Independence Day celebrations being around the corner provides them that opportunity,” the official said.
“It is further reiterated that the anti-national elements may use government vehicles/uniforms to hit target. This aspect needs to be borne in mind and proper precautionary steps be taken/devised to nullify the apprehension,” the advisory said.
The officer recalled that the Parliament attack in December 13, 2001 came when five heavily-armed terrorists used a white Ambassador car with a beacon and a Union ministry of home affairs fake sticker to carry out the attack.
“Keeping this in mind, we have asked to keep a close tab even on uniformed people and government vehicles. Not only can these buildings be used to target Parliament but they too can be targeted as they fall in high-security zone,” the official said.
In the advisory, DCP (New Delhi) S.B.S. Tyagi has asked the security officers of these buildings to control and regulate entry of people into the premises and also to either close or properly guard any doors and windows which are towards the Parliament House.
The police advisory further mentions, “All areas in and outside the buildings around Parliament House should be checked regularly for suspicious objects. Junk and stranded vehicles should be removed.”