Security beefed up across Mumbai after fidayeen alert

Security was beefed up across the city on Tuesday, especially at railway stations, following a fidayeen alert received by the police headquarters. 

Around 10 am, the state police headquarters received an input saying members of a fidayeen unit would attack Mumbai, targeting major railway stations like CST, Dadar, Churchgate and Mumbai Central.

The railway police with the help of Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel promptly intensified security at all railway stations, a railway police officer said. 

The railway police also carried out extensive checks on the station premises with the help of sniffer dogs and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS). Passengers’ bags were also checked at all stations.

Mumbai Railway Police Commissioner TA Chavan personally visited CST, Churchgate and Mumbai Central stations to check the security arrangements. 

Both the Central and Western Railway administration appealed to commuters via the public address system not to touch suspicious, unclaimed articles lying around.

Commuters were asked to report any such articles to the
Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF) in uniform or the on-duty stationmaster.   

Meanwhile, the city police also conducted nakabandis at all the major roads across the city. Local police stations also checked lodges and guesthouses in their respective areas, while the crime branch performed combing operations in certain areas in Mumbai, a police officer said.