Mock drill at deputy commissioner office in Delhi

A mock drill was conducted at the office of the deputy commissioner of New Delhi district near India Gate today to check the security preparedness of various agencies in the event of a terror strike.
    
A mock bomb blast was carried out at the DC Office in Jamnagar this morning as part of the security drill, a senior police official said.
    
"This is part of a drill to check the effectiveness of the response system in case a bomb blast occurs in the city," the official said.
    
The security machinery in the national capital has been put on high alert after inputs that suspected LeT operative David Coleman Headley might have conducted a recce for carrying out a terror strike.
    
A senior police official earlier said that Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) have been activated and patrolling intensified across the city after Union Home Ministry asked five states, including Delhi and Maharashtra, to be on alert as Headley may have carried out recce of some vital installations.
    
Police had earlier said they were planning to conduct mock drills to check the preparedness of security agencies in case of terrorist attacks and a security audit of vital installations and other prominent buildings.