Mocks drills held at three areas

In the run-up to Independence Day,mock drills were conducted at four crowded places in the Capital on Wednesday to check the preparedness of security agencies.

According to the police,the first mock drill for a bomb blast was carried out at the New Delhi Railway Stations platform no 16 this morning by Delhi Police,the Fire department and the Railway Protection Force. During the hour-long drill,security personnel defused a mock bomb hidden at the platform.

Following the blast,paramedical staff and the RPF personnel rushed to the site to evacuate passengers. The traffic around the station was stopped and hooters of ambulance were switched on,creating fear among passengers.

The New Delhi station remains a target of a likely attack by the terrorists. Such exercises help us to be in the state of readiness, a railway official said.

Two similar exercises were conducted at the Birla Mandir,Aggarwal Sweet shop in Main Market of Rani Bagh and Greater Kailash later in the day.

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