Nagpur: Security personnel including Commandos of the Nagpur Police, National Security Guard (NSG) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Quick Response Team and other agencies on Monday conducted a mock drill at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Headquarters in Mahal area of Nagpur to check the anti-terror preparedness of the forces.
According to city police, more than 300 commandos of various forces also took part in the four-hour drill that started at 8.30 am. The drill was assisted by the personnel of local police stations, Fire and Health Departments. A simulated security scare situation was created wherein four terrorists entered the RSS building. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and dog squad were also put in action during the drill which was supervised by Nagpur Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar.
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According to reports, the objective of the mock drill was to review the emergency preparedness plan of the forces and evaluate the implementation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). More than 300 jawans of various forces took part in the drill that started at 8.30 am. The drill was concluded at 12.30 pm, the reports said.
It may be recalled that a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Raees Ahmed Sheikh Asadulla Sheikh, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, had made an unsuccessful attempt to carry out reconnaissance of the RSS Headquarters in July 2021. He had conducted a partial recce of the Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan in the Reshimbagh area of the city and managed to send a video of the Bhavan to his handler in Pakistan. Sheikh was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police after recovering a grenade from his possession in December 2021. The Nagpur unit of the Anti-Terrorism Squad ATS is investigating the case.
