Post Manchester attack, security increased in Capital

Followed by the United Kingdom raising its threat level to the highest, New Delhi has upped security vigil overnight at sensitive locations. Intelligence sources confirmed that armed plainclothesmen and police sleuths are on the lookout for lone-wolf suspect attackers at crucial, crowded and sensitive locations such as airport, inter-state bus stations, railway stations, markets or prominent government offices.

It is not the first time that New Delhi has upped security post a terror attack in the UK. Sources stated that following the Westminster bridge lone wolf attack in March this year, security agencies in Delhi had also stepped up vigil against similar threats. And now, sources added, a coordination meeting was called immediately and security of all the sensitive locations across the Capital was reviewed and adequate measures were put in place.

The meeting at the Indira Gandhi International airport was attended by local police, officers from the Bureau of Civil Aviation, senior Central Industrial Security Force personnel and sleuths from intelligence agencies.

Post the meeting sources said, multiple security rings of high intensity have been thrown around the crucial installations in the national capital. “The city is always on high alert but followed by such attacks around the world, intensity of the …read more