U Sudhakar Reddy
Commissioner of Police Mr Anurag Sharma denied taking terror alerts
lightly while admitting that city police received three general alerts from centre and
also the specific interrogation reports of Syed Maqbool by AP Counter Intelligence and
Delhi police that terrorists planned to strike at various crowded areas in the city.
“In the month of November 2012 a team of Intelligence sleuths went to Delhi and
interrogated members of Indian Mujahideen who were arrested by Delhi police. In Terror
suspects conducted recce at Dilshuknagar, Abids, Tank Bund, Begumbazar, Laldarwaja and
Ranigunj and it was revealed during interrogation. In this particular module majority of
them were arrested. We did not take warning lightly. From November to till date we have
been conducting regular anti sabotage, vehicle checking at these places,”
Anurag Sharma said ,”On February 15 we got a circular from centre that attacks may take
place in four cities including that Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Now again
this was promptly communicated down the line and we took our precautionary measures to
ensure that things don’t go wrong. Two alerts later on February 19 and 20th reiterated
the same. In November we were at maximum alert because the incidents that were happening
in the old city. Our entire police force was deployed,”
He added ,”For the past four months were doing work. At Dilshuknagar alone we have
conducted anti sabotage checks 17 times in November 2012, 17 times in December, 18 times
January 2013 and 13 times in Feburary. Similarly checks were carried out at Abids, Tank
Bund, Begumbazar, Laldarwaja and Ranigunj. A total 487 anti sabotage checks were carried
at these places,”
Anurag said in the city in November 2012 around 1416 vehicle checkings were done and it
continued almost at the same number and in February 1245 vehicles checking are done. He
also added eight mock drills were conducted along with Octopus in the city. Around 16
bomb squads have checked around 1555 anti sabotage checks in the city. “Around nine hoax
calls we attended in the past four months. We have agencies in the state which basically
monitor the terrorist activities they have specially created that is our counter
intelligence and octopus. We have been regularly in touch with the both the agencies to
avoid any such acts,”
Anurag added “ I know that no amount of explanation will be adequate to console the
families of the deceased. But definitely we have been doing our best and that in all
humiliation I submit that we tried our best. Security forces have to succeed every time
and terrorist have to succeed only once. Definitely we will crack this case and get the
culprits,”
Commissioner of Police Mr Anurag Sharma denied taking terror alerts
lightly while admitting that city police received three general alerts from centre and
also the specific interrogation reports of Syed Maqbool by AP Counter Intelligence and
Delhi police that terrorists planned to strike at various crowded areas in the city.
“In the month of November 2012 a team of Intelligence sleuths went to Delhi and
interrogated members of Indian Mujahideen who were arrested by Delhi police. In Terror
suspects conducted recce at Dilshuknagar, Abids, Tank Bund, Begumbazar, Laldarwaja and
Ranigunj and it was revealed during interrogation. In this particular module majority of
them were arrested. We did not take warning lightly. From November to till date we have
been conducting regular anti sabotage, vehicle checking at these places,”
Anurag Sharma said ,”On February 15 we got a circular from centre that attacks may take
place in four cities including that Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Now again
this was promptly communicated down the line and we took our precautionary measures to
ensure that things don’t go wrong. Two alerts later on February 19 and 20th reiterated
the same. In November we were at maximum alert because the incidents that were happening
in the old city. Our entire police force was deployed,”
He added ,”For the past four months were doing work. At Dilshuknagar alone we have
conducted anti sabotage checks 17 times in November 2012, 17 times in December, 18 times
January 2013 and 13 times in Feburary. Similarly checks were carried out at Abids, Tank
Bund, Begumbazar, Laldarwaja and Ranigunj. A total 487 anti sabotage checks were carried
at these places,”
Anurag said in the city in November 2012 around 1416 vehicle checkings were done and it
continued almost at the same number and in February 1245 vehicles checking are done. He
also added eight mock drills were conducted along with Octopus in the city. Around 16
bomb squads have checked around 1555 anti sabotage checks in the city. “Around nine hoax
calls we attended in the past four months. We have agencies in the state which basically
monitor the terrorist activities they have specially created that is our counter
intelligence and octopus. We have been regularly in touch with the both the agencies to
avoid any such acts,”
Anurag added “ I know that no amount of explanation will be adequate to console the
families of the deceased. But definitely we have been doing our best and that in all
humiliation I submit that we tried our best. Security forces have to succeed every time
and terrorist have to succeed only once. Definitely we will crack this case and get the
culprits,”
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