Ahmedabad, July 26 (ANI): Police in Ahmedabad have tightened security in and around the city, as a precautionary step in the wake of the recent serial bomb blasts in Mumbai.
City police commissioner Sudhir Sinha told mediapersons on Monday that the numbers 13 and 26 are signature dates of the Indian Mujahideen, a militant outfit.
He said that the IM normally prefer these dates to carry out their subversive activities, and added that after the recent Mumbai attacks, militants could target cities like Banaras, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
"The July 13 Mumbai blasts were perpetrated by Indian Mujahideen, they strike on the dates of either 26 or 13. Ahmedabad, Banaras, Hyderabad are the main targets after Mumbai attacks," he said.
"Recently, in Ahmedabad, we have called for more security forces, we have installed CCTV cameras at 40 locations out of which there are some mobile locations as well and they are installed since day before yesterday. Apart from that our standard operating procedure, frisking and checking is on at all important points, malls, multiplexes, neutral points, exact points, junctions, and guest houses among others," Sinha added.
He also added that CCTV cameras have been installed at 40 locations where the possibility of a terror strike looms large and the state will be on high alert on July 26.
Earlier 20 serial blasts had taken place in Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008 in which 58 people were killed and over 200 injured.
Till date 65 members of Indian Mujahideen and SIMI have been arrested.
He also added that four companies of State Reserve Police and two Rapid Action Force battalions will be deployed in the city soon.
"This is not specifically done because of July 26 but cities like Ahmedabad, Banaras and Hyderabad can be targeted according to general assessment," added the Police Commissioner.
He said that such arrangements have been made so that no untoward incident occurs on July 26.
Three blasts had rocked crowded areas of Mumbai on Wednesday (July 13) during the evening rush hours, killing 18 persons in one of the major militant attacks on India's financial and entertainment capital since 2008.
The biggest blast was at the Opera House, previously a theatre and now a hub for diamond traders.
Another blast, took place in south Mumbai, at the Zaveri Bazaar, also India's largest bullion market, which was targeted by the militants twice in the past.
The third blast occurred at Dadar, a crowded residential neighbourhood in the heart of the city
The Mumbai blasts sent shockwaves across the country, with people enraged at the perceived inability of Indian security agencies in dealing with militancy and not providing security to the citizens.
Consequently, all major cities across the country have been placed on high alert with security measures being beefed up at vital institutions and installations.(ANI)
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