Multi-Tier Security At Consulate In Nariman Pt
Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: Security arrangements were tightened, especially around the Israeli consulate in Nariman Point, and the city was put on high alert following an explosion in an Israeli embassy car close to its mission in Delhi on Monday.
Three persons, including an Israeli woman, were injured in the suspected terror attack. “We have stepped up security at the Israeli consulate, the consul-general’s residence and Jewish places of worship,” Mumbai police spokesman and deputy commissioner of police Nisar Tamboli said.
Armed Quick Response Teams (QRTs) of Mumbai police were deployed at the consulate building and several institutions belonging to Israelis in the city were put under strict surveillance, said the police. “A total of 40 police personnel have been deployed at the consulate for security,” said a senior official.
While the Mumbai police’s armed forces have been on round-the-clock duty at the consulate, a multi-tiered security ring was put in place around the Nariman Point building and vehicles passing through all entry and exit points were checked thoroughly.
The Mumbai police’s armed forces provide security to 48 consulates in the city. “A majority of the manpower is deployed at the US and the Israeli consulates in Mumbai,” said an officer.
A co-accused in the 26/11 attack, David Coleman Headley, had conducted a recce of the Chabad House or Nariman House, a Jewish outreach centre, that was targeted during the 2008 terror strike and identified Chabad houses in Delhi, Pushkar and Pune as potential targets.
The Mumbai police did not call a meeting on security arrangements following the Delhi blast. “We have alerted all police stations. The QRT and armoured vehicles are on patrol duty,” said an officer.
The Times of India, February 14, 2012
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