January 16, 2015
New DELHI: Ahead of the Republic Day parade during which US President Barack Obama will be the chief guest, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi has warned of possible terror attacks in the national Capital by means of paragliders or drones.
Delhi Cop: BS Bassi
January 16, 2015
New DELHI: Ahead of the Republic Day parade during which US President Barack Obama will be the chief guest, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi has warned of possible terror attacks in the national Capital by means of paragliders or drones.
Delhi Cop: BS Bassi
At a recent meeting, the top cop informed all the police personnel to be cautious about possible aerial attacks in their areas. Bassi also ordered the police personnel to shoot if they found any suspicious drone in their areas.
A joint commissioner of police, who attended the meeting, told MAIL TODAY that the special security-related meeting was called by Bassi on Monday where all the district heads, along with assistant commissioners of police and station house officers participated.
"Bassi shared the latest intelligence input and said that an Intelligence Bureau report on Sunday said that terrorists and anti-social elements may carry out the attacks using a drone controlled with a remote. There is a strong possibility that terrorists may attack by means of paragliders, remote-controlled micro light aircraft in and around Rajpath and India Gate during the Republic Day parade, he said. Bassi then asked all the police personnel to ensure that no remote-controlled aerial device could get used in their areas," the officer said.
Bassi also told his force that there are specific intelligence inputs about possible terror attack on Delhi-Kabul flight, Lahore-Amritsar bus, Lahore-Delhi bus and Samjhauta Express, two prominent five-star hotels situated in New Delhi district area, private international school in Delhi and the embassies, especially the US embassy in Chanakyapuri area.
Sources said that Bassi and Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Mishra were not happy with the performance of Delhi Police personnel. They also ordered that all criminals be nabbed with a sense of urgency. "According to a fresh Intelligence Bureau input, Indian Mujahideen could be in the process of planning a terrorist attack in Delhi, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) of Pakistan was planning a 26/11-type terror attack in Delhi," a source said.
"Some inputs also stated that Lashkar-e-Taiba is re-organising its external operations group tasked with assassinating VIPs in the Capital," the source added.
Courtesy: Mail Today
