NSG Chief RC Tayal says an IED was recently found inside DRDO Bhawan. He added that no agency was able to detect it and the NSG had finally been called in.
National Security Guards (NSG) Director General RC Tayal created a flutter when he revealed on Tuesday that an unexploded bomb was found at the DRDO building recently which was detected and defused by his elite force.
However, when probed further with the DRDO and IB, it appeared that the incident dates back to April in which three old packets of a gelatin-like substance, used for controlled explosion at construction sites, were found near the old DRDO building known as Metcalfe house. The packets, apparently, were very old, discarded and in no way a terror threat, sources said.
In another comment capable of creating controversy, Tayal patted NSG on the back by claiming that its commandos had killed all the four terrorists within half-an-hour in Pathankot.
The Pathankot terror attack in January was chronicled extensively by the media for four days, of which terrorists had remained entrenched inside the Pathankot airbase for nearly two days.
The NSG chief was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a new NSG composite building at Samalkha located near the IGI Airport where Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was the chief guest.
Singh hailed the work carried out by NSG Jawans during the Pathankot attack and said that its presence has instilled a sense of faith and national pride among people.
NSG has Special Forces mandate and its core operational capability is provided by the Special Action Group (SAG) which is drawn from the Indian Army. The government had widened their role and scope after the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike by sanctioning five anti-terror hubs.
The Special Rangers Group (SRG), the police component of NSG which also handles VIP security, is composed of personnel on deputation from other Central Armed Police Forces and State Police Forces.
The NSG personnel are often referred to in the media as Black Cats because of their black uniform and the black cat insignia worn on it.
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