Statesman News Service
MALDA, 25 NOV: The Railway authority in Malda has beefed security in and around railway installations in the district.
According to the divisional railway manager in Malda, Mr MK Mathur, a special security alert reached them from the chief security commissioner after the recent Assam blasts following which they have increased security cover in Malda town station and its adjoining areas till 27 November.
“We generally receive routine security alerts frequently but this is a special one for 26 November, the date on which terror struck Mumbai last year”, Mr Mathur said.
“Our information says that militant outfits have targeted Malda Town Station, a sensitive facility due to its location close to the Bangladesh border. Moreover, a large number of passengers commute through this station each day,” he added.
According to him the railway authority has made the security arrangements with the help of RPF and has informed the matter to the district administration so that necessary vigilance can be mounted in the region.
RPF jawans were today deployed at different points in Malda Town Station and frisking of passengers and their luggage has begun. The rail compartments are being checked with the help of metal detectors. In addition, the closed circuit televisions installed earlier on the platforms were activated. The railway authorities have readied a dog squad of its own as well.
The Malda SP Mr Bhuban Mandal said special alert has been sounded across the country following last year's Mumbai attacks. “We too are alert,” he claimed.
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