Sunday, October 31, 2010

Security beefed up this diwali

In order to avert any kind of untoward incident to mark the first anniversary of the Margao bomb blast on October 16 last year, the police have heightened vigilance in the state.

Besides tightening security, police will intensify patrolling and post policemen at specific points.

Police spokesperson Atmaram Deshpande said, "There is no specific intelligence input. However, we have stepped up vigilance inorder to ensure that there is no untoward incident."

Source said that the police are trying to ensure that mischief mongers do not use this as an opportunity to flare communal tension by attempting to commemorate the anniversary of the blast.

On the eve of Diwali last year, as people were celebrating narkasur, there was a blast which killed two Sanatan Sanstha members, who are also accused in the case. Police had also diffused two more improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at Verna thereby averting a major mishap.

Later, six persons, owing allegiance to the Sanstha were arrested by the Goa police. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) which then took over the blast probe had in their chargesheet said that the blasts were to protest against the act of glorifying 'Narakasur', a demon.

--Shobha Shandilya, M.D, PLN9 Security Services

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