Shah Reviews Delhi Security For Second Time In Three Weeks
The meeting, attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and senior police officers, lasted over three hours, police sources said.
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting at the Delhi Police headquarters to review law and order and security preparedness in the national capital, his second such exercise in less than three weeks.
The meeting, attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and senior police officers, lasted over three hours, police sources said.
Shah reached the police headquarters on Jai Singh Road around 3.15 pm and held detailed discussions on policing, intelligence gathering and the prevailing law-and-order situation.
Sources said the meeting focused on several issues that could not be taken up during his previous review on October 24.
The meeting came amid heightened security concerns following recent incidents in neighbouring regions.
On Wednesday, three CRPF personnel were injured, one of them critically, when suspected terrorists opened fire at a security checkpoint near Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
On November 6, an explosion at the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad injured a food delivery worker and damaged the premises. Multiple agencies, including the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, examined the incident amid claims of a possible terror link.
During his October 24 visit, Shah had reviewed security arrangements with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar and other senior officers.
The discussions had covered preparedness for large gatherings and protests, intelligence collection, crowd management and coordination among police units.
Sources said Thursday's meeting was aimed at reviewing additional security matters that remained pending from the previous exercise.