After an old man hurled three bombs at the court room of the CBI Special Judge inside the District Sessions Court here on Monday, a metal detector was installed and security personnel were engaged at the entrance of the court on Tuesday to keep vigil on the visitors.
The police also started proper frisking at the main entry gate of the court and asked visitors to call their lawyers or persons whom they want to meet for permission. However, Bhubaneswar Bar Association president Santosh Choudhury expressed unhappiness over the security arrangement at the entrance gate as there are several ways to enter the court.
He demanded strict vigil on the visitors. Twin City Police Commissioner Dr RP Sharma said an identity card system may be introduced for lawyers and their associates to make easy the process of security checkup in the court. Meanwhile, Upendra Mohanty, who had hurled bombs, was forwarded to court on Tuesday. To get further information about the motive of the attack, the Commissionerate Police would take him on remand.
The police would conduct a psychoanalysis test to know the mental state of the man, said police sources.