Sensation prevailed in the city in the name of inputs by intelligence agency of terrorist attack was found to be quick response drill in the State Capital on Sunday.
DIG Raman Singh Sikarwar said that in the wake of recent incidents across the State reaction and response time by the police has emerged crucial for the efficient functioning of police.
Custodial deaths, jail breaking by SIMI activists and Vidisha incident like incidents are ought to occur and in these situations the reaction and response time are the key to handle the situation.
Apart from these to maintain safety and security in the upcoming massive religious Muslim congregation- Aalmi Tablighi Ijtema scheduled near the city the reaction by the police and the response time in which the situation could be controlled or the best possible action which could be taken was the aim to conduct Quick Response drill, he added.
DIG Sikarwar said that the seriousness in mock drill has faded due to which it was not conveyed that it is Quick Response drill and it was observed in the seriousness with which all the deployments were made and worked on the field.
SP (North) Arvind Saxena said police stations are barricaded and the complainants were frisked before entry and unwanted elements were not allowed in the premises and vehicles were not allowed to park in the police station premises.
Proper arrangements were made during the day which could make the police stations more efficient.
The unwanted goods were arranged properly to make police stations clean, he added.
Till the evening until it was not made clear across the media it was circulated that the whole action was reaction of the ‘alert’ by intelligence of attacks by terrorist.
The social messenger WhatsApp was flooded with the information of inputs by Intel and security arrangements have been beefed up to avert any possible attack by terrorist.