DNA Exclusive | Terror alert: Massive drive to scan city hotels, cafés
The Delhi police has, in a secret operation against suspected terror activities, scanned about 5,000 second-hand car dealers, 11,000 non-registered guest houses and hotels, besides 22,000 cyber cafés. The crackdown was initiated by Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik a month ago.
At a recent meeting with all Deputy Commissioners of Police and other senior officers, Patnaik also ordered a status check of CCTV cameras installed across the national Capital. It has now emerged that over 3,000 cameras are defunct in Delhi.
The drive was taken up in view with the approaching Independence Day and recent terror inputs received by the police. Documents accessed by DNA show that most (2,087) hotels and guest houses were checked in west Delhi followed by 2,037 in south.
A total 132 hotels and small rest houses near the airport and 423 in New Delhi, including those in Lutyens’ Zone, were also checked and verified.
“Small places or hotels — most of them not registered — can be used for stay by subversive elements. Regular checks and raids ensure no such suspected activity takes place within or near the National Capital,” a senior police officer said.
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