Chennai under thick security blanket

May 02, 2014 02:44 am | Updated November 17, 2021 04:59 am IST - CHENNAI:

Minutes after the twin blasts ripped through bogies S4 and S5 of the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central on Thursday morning, the station came under elaborate police cover. Intensive checks of all the belongings of passengers at railway stations were conducted.

The low intensity bomb blasts, suspected to have been triggered by timer devices placed inside bags under seats in the two compartments, occurred around 7.10 a.m. when the passengers were disembarking from the train after it arrived minutes earlier.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel were stationed in large numbers at all entry and exit points at stations and passengers’ baggage was subjected to thorough inspection. The bomb squad, along with GRP and RPF teams, combed platforms and trains departing and chugging into Chennai Central from Thursday morning.

The city police force is also on high alert with teams carrying out inspections and vehicles checks at more than 120 locations across Chennai. Other railway stations including Chennai Egmore and Tambaram have been placed under intensive police cover with passengers allowed to pass only after a detailed examination of their belongings. Security has been beefed up at Chennai Airport, sources said.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.