Mangalore: After Bangalore Blasts, Police Tighten Security in City
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (CN)
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Mangalore, Jul 25: Police security has been strengthened in the city in the wake of serial blasts in Bangalore in the afternoon on Friday, July 25. Police forces have been deployed in major shopping malls and bus stands besides an increase in the number of mobile patrols in and around the city.
Police personnel are visible on busy streets and nearby bus shelters with Hoysala squads patrolling the area. Speaking to media persons, Satheesh Kumar, superintendent of police, said that a total of three teams have been formed and sent to different locations across the city to look after the security.
Railway station and bus stands have already been checked with sniffer dogs by the police department soon after news of the blasts was relayed, he said. All vehicles will be checked to prevent the movement of anti-social elements in the state. Doubtful persons and things will be screened in the city, the superintendent added.
Meanwhile, Oscar Fernandes, union minister of state for labour and employment, who is touring Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, told media persons that he is in touch with union home minister Shivraj Patil regarding the serial bomb blasts that occurred in the state capital. Discussions will be held regarding the center’s help to the state in combating terrorist activities, he assured.
Fernandes cancelled all his scheduled programmes in the districts and rushed to Bangalore on Friday evening.
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