Security forces at the Red Fort in Delhi once again failed to catch a dummy terrorist with an explosive, as the terrorist entered the Red Fort, planted an explosive in the children’s section and left untroubled. The unstopped and uninterrupted entrance of a ‘dummy terrorist’ from the Delhi police’s special cell marked the third such security lapse. The fake operative not just entered the premises but also recorded videos and took selfies among security personnel before leaving the site. Hindustan Times reported.
The operation was part of a mock drill being conducted on the premises in the run-up to August 15, to test the readiness of the security personnel deployed at the Red Fort.
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According to Deputy Commissioner of police (North) Raja Banthia, drills are a routine affair, as he said, “We continue to do them to rule out any shortcomings and we have conducted several successful drills where the mock operatives were caught.”
As per another officer, aware of the matter, quoted in the report, “Three subversion attempt mock drills and two dummy infiltration drills by Special Branch, nine dummy infiltration attempts by local vigilance branch and one subversion attempt mock drill of Special Cell have been successful, in which the dummy suspects were caught.”
How Dummy Terrorist Entered Red Fort
The dummy operative, intended to test the readiness of security personnel deployed at the Red Fort, entered the premises on Friday evening by scaling the wall near the petrol pump on Nishad Raj Road. He made his way to the high-security seating zone and “spent considerable time loitering” before exiting, the report added, quoting another official aware of the matter.
Later, corrective measures were taken against the involved security personnel after the special cell sent photos and videos of the security breach to the Delhi police headquarters.
The communication was also sent to the Prime Minister’s Security Unit, as per protocol, the report added.
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No disciplinary action was taken against the security personnel for negligence as of Sunday. Last week, seven police officials were suspended over the arrest of five Bangladeshi nationals allegedly living illegally near the fort, and the recovery of two live cartridges from the premises.