Mock drill held at Sabarmati IOC depot
Ahmedabad   23-Dec-2010

The IndianOil depot at Sabarmati D Cabin resounded with wails of alarms as security personnel stopped a car at the gate on Wednesday evening.

The incident took place just hours after Sabarmati police station officials had visited all sensitive and vital installations in their jurisdiction, including the IOC campus. At all the places, police officials coached the security personnel about the security drill and also showed them sketches of the three terrorists who are wanted in the serial bomb blasts of 2008.

"We had asked to keep a look out for suspicious characters and also trained them on how to react to these situations," said an official from Sabarmati police station. Long after the security coaching sessions were completed, at 4 pm, some plainclothesmen were sent in a private car to an IOC depot.

The fake terrorists had rifles hidden inside the car and also a fake terror-suicide note to complete the act. As the car entered the IOC depot it was stopped by the guards at the gate and put through a thorough security check. The guards spotted the weapons and barred their way with the drop gate before sounding an alarm. The campus resounded with sirens as the city police control room was intimated about the suspicious characters who had paid a visit to the IOC campus.

To prevent the drill from spiraling into a chaotic situation, a team of Sabarmati police rushed to the IOC campus within moments of the sounding of alarms. They reassured the security guards and praised them for their alacrity in responding to the situation.