The passengers at Trivandrun International Airport was in for a scare on Friday when six ‘terrorists’ entered into the premise with guns. The Airport security force sprung into action and sounded an alert, which prompted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to come in and ‘neutralize’ the situation.
A contingent of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) made their way into the airport through various directions, in hot pursuit of the ‘infiltrators.’ Information regarding the security breach was also relayed to the Kerala Police from the control room at the airport.
After an hour of grueling planning and execution, the ‘terrorists’ were neutralized by the security personnel, who also managed to ensure the safe release of a ‘hostage’.
The operation that unfolded at the airport premises was a multi-agency mock drill that was conducted jointly by the CISF and the Kerala Police against suicide terrorist attacks.
Maheshwar Dayal, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the CISF (Airport Sector – South Zone), said that similar exercises have been initiated in all sensitive airports across the country. The drive is being undertaken in the wake of a suicide attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp, located near the Srinagar International airport, on October 3.
The preparedness to counter any threat was put to test with CISF personnel, commandos of the Kerala Police who have been trained in anti-terror operations, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads and sniffer dogs being deployed for the action. CISF Commandant Sunit Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police G. Jaidev and CISF Deputy Commandant B.K. Shetty coordinated the mock drill. Inspector V.G. Ajith Kumar led the commandos of the Kerala Police in the ‘operation’.
According to an official, the drill was planned between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., when there were no flight operations in the airport in order to prevent inconvenience to passengers.
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