After the terrorist attack on a police station in Gurdaspur District in Punjab, the Ghaziabad district administration has put NCR city on high alert. Taking precautionary measures, the city police conducted extensive checking at shopping malls, police stations and in public and private vehicles.
Police said the entire district police force has been thrust into the field. “All the buses entering from Delhi border through the highways are screened carefully. All the shopping malls, bus stations, railway stations and two metro stations are being watched vigilantly,” said SP City Ajay Pal.
The local intelligence unit, intelligence bureau, civil defence and the civil defence personnel have been streamlined and the entire security arrangements have been reviewed in an emergency meeting called on Monday.
“Although no dangerous input has been received from the intelligence agencies, but we have put the city on high alert. Especially at the Delhi border, the buses are being checked and the police force from the concerned police stations has been sent to the field. The police stations — Khoda, Indirapuram, link Road and Sahibabad — on three national highways NH-24, 58 and GT road have been asked to conduct the extensive checking in all the public transport and private vehicles,” added the SP City.
Meanwhile in the neighbouring Noida, the city police on Monday sounded high alert in and around the city with hundreds of
policemen and Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) commandoes have been deployed. Bus stops, metro stations, shopping malls and crowded markets in the city have been put on alert.
Senior police officials along with ATS commandoes and Bomb Disposal Squad on Monday afternoon took an inspection of security measure into Great India
Palace mall, Wave mall, sector-18, Spice mall, and Shoprix mall.
The officials also inspected Botanical garden metro station and its bus stop, City Center metro station, Sector-18 metro station where they undergo to check commuter’s bags.
Deputy Superintendents of police in Noida and Greater Noida’s circles and all station house officers (SHOs) have been directed to be on their toes in their areas. They have ordered to keep an eye on Noida-Delhi borders.
“We are in a state of high alert in Gautam Budh Nagar District. Police teams have been placed at all the sensitive places and entry points in the city. Cops are keeping eye on borders and all public places to avoid any infiltration in the city and Nation Capital. Police personnel have been asked to search and frisk suspicious people and their belongings. We have also sealed the borders where random vehicle checking is being.” said Superintendent of police, Noida, Dinesh Yadav.