MUMBAI, Apr 11:Security agencies Thursday
carried out a mock drill at the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)
headquarters here, which involved a helicopter hovering over
the 25-storey building in south Mumbai.
A video shot from the street below shows a helicopter
coming over the RBI building’s terrace and a few security men
slithering down.
As part of the mock drill, the security establishment
created a “hostage situation” where people had to be evacuated
from a particular floor in the RBI building, sources said.
The entire operation, involving multiple agencies, was
planned to the last detail, they said.
There are various kinds of security and fire drills
that are conducted on a regular basis and this was a specific
one which involved the use of helicopters.
It can be recalled that during the November 2008
terror attacks, commandos from the National Security Guard
(NSG) had slithered down on the Chhabad House, one of the
three sites of attack, and neutralised the terrorists holed
in.
As part of Thursday’s drill, a chopper hovered close
to the roof of the RBI building in the high security area,
taking everyone by surprise.
A senior police official said it was a security drill
designed keeping in mind a few possible scenarios.
RBI sources said it was a “mock drill” carried out by
the central bank’s in-house security department with the help
from other agencies. (PTI)
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