Navy on highest alert after armed men spotted near naval base in Mumbai
22 Sept 2016 8:32 PM IST22 Sept 2016 8:32 PM IST
4 school children spotted suspicious men in military uniform allegedly carrying arms near ammunition dump in Uran base.
A high alert was sounded along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas on Thursday after a group of men were spotted moving suspiciously near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district, leading to multi-agency search operations by multiple agencies.- Coastal security has been a top priority after the 26/11 attacks, in which multiple locations in Mumbai were targeted by Pakistani terrorists who landed using the sea route.
- The Western Naval Command (WNC) issued a \"highest state of alert\" along the Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Raigad coasts where several sensitive establishments and assets are located.
- Some children from Uran Education Society's school first spotted the suspects, and their teacher informed the police, the police said, adding none of them have been traced.
- Indian Navy's Chief PRO Capt D K Sharma said the search operation was launched along with Maharashtra police and other agencies.
- The alert, which comes four days after the Uri attack which left 18 soldiers dead, has led to elite forces like National Security Guard (NSG), state police's specialised commandos Force One and ATS being roped in for the search and security, highly placed police sources said.
- Some reports said they were in military uniform, while others said they were dressed in black Pathan suits.
- \"As per the reports, five to six persons were sighted in Pathan suits and appeared to be carrying weapons and backpacks,\" Naval spokesman Cdr Rahul Sinha said in a statement.
A high alert was sounded along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas on Thursday after a group of men were spotted moving suspiciously near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district, leading to multi-agency search operations by multiple agencies.
4 school children spotted suspicious men in military uniform allegedly carrying arms near ammunition dump in Uran base.
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