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Security beefed up in boarding schools in Dehradun | Security was beefed up in two prestigious boarding schools in Dehradun following intelligence alert of a possible militant strike after the arrest of an American national by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges
of plotting terror-attacks overseas, including India. Police beefed up security
of the Woodstock and the Doon School, two prestigious boarding schools of the
city. "We are closely monitoring the security arrangements in these schools...we
are holding meeting with the management and telling them what more they can do
for strengthening their security...we have also deployed a team of PAC (provincial
armed constabulary) and QRT (quick response team)...besides this, we have issued
an alert to LIU (Local Investigative Unit)," said Abhinav Kumar, Senior Superintendent
of police, Dehradun. "We have launched a massive verification programme in the
neighbouring areas of these schools...we are taking all these measures in the
wake of latest intelligence alert," he added. "To date, the Doon School has received
no indication from authorities that there was or is any specific threat to us
from terrorists...There is always a general threat to a high profile institution
like ours so we are routinely in contact with Police for advice and support. After
these media reports we have obviously stepped up ... with the security and authorities,"
said P. K. Malviya, Spokesperson, the Doon school. The FBI arrested David Coleman
Headley, a Chicago resident last month for plotting terror-attacks. He was arrested
by the FBI along with Pakistani-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussein Rana. Interrogation
revealed the duo were planning attacks on New Delhi's National Defence College,
two boarding schools and five star hotels. |
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