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Yerwada steps up security on 26/11 anniversary day

Sources say security upped due to terror threats after Qasab’s hanging on Nov 21

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Posted On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 08:58:12 AM

Yerwada Central Prison
Against the backdrop of warnings issued by Pakistan-based terror organisations after the hanging of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab in Yerwada Central Jail on November 21, city police beefed up security at the prison on Monday.

A number of armed and unarmed policemen, including Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and senior police officers were seen monitoring security continuously all over the premises of the jail.

Security was additionally tight on Monday, as it was the fourth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in which Qasab was one of the captured Pakistani terrorists.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IV) Manoj Patil told Mirror that security was tight because of the 26/11 anniversary and not because of any particular threat. “We provide security to the prison as and when required by the administration.
 
On Monday, the decision was made to beef up security for a day,” he said. After the murder of alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammed Qateel Mohammed Jafar Siddiqui in the prison’s Anda Cell in June this year, the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had submitted a detailed report on security issues in the prison.
 
CID chief Additional Director General S P Yadav had said that the State government had accepted all recommendations they made in the report. The CID had studied security lapses to frame a detailed report on how the murder took place, and also suggested a series of remedial measures to step up security.
 
Yadav added that their recommendations were based on a three-pronged approach, comprising the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras for surveillance, checking criminal motives/ intentions of inmates and adopting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for security, all of which were readily accepted by the government, but are yet to be implemented.


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