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Pimpri-Chinchwad Police, NSG Conduct Anti-Terror Drill at Infosys Campus

Pimpri-Chinchwad Police, NSG Conduct Anti-Terror Drill at Infosys Campus
Pune VIDEO: Pimpri-Chinchwad Police & NSG Conduct Anti-Terror Drill At Infosys Campus In Hinjawadi IT Park · freepressjournal.in

Police officers and special soldiers practiced what to do if there was a bad attack at a big office building.

The practice is called a mock drill, and it happened at the Infosys campus in Hinjawadi, Pune.

The practice lasted from 3 in the afternoon until about 9 at night on Thursday.

Special soldiers from a team called the National Security Guard, or NSG, came from Mumbai to lead it.

Even soldiers from the United States joined in to practice together with them.

A helicopter was used during the practice, but nobody was hurt because it was just pretend.

Everyone learned how to keep people safe, set up roadblocks, check for dangerous objects, and control traffic.

The police said practicing this way helps all the different security teams work together better.

If a real emergency ever happens, they will be ready to help quickly.

Key facts

Lead agencies
Pimpri-Chinchwad Police and National Security Guard (NSG)
NSG unit
26 Special Composite Group, Mumbai
Location
Infosys Campus, Phase 2, Hinjawadi IT Park, Pune
Date and time
Thursday, 3:00 pm – 9:05 pm
US participants
17 commandos from the United States military
Participating units
Force One, ATB, QRT, RCP, BDDS, Hinjawadi Police Station and Traffic Division, PCMC Disaster Management, MIDC Fire Brigade, ambulance services
Purpose
Strengthen coordination and preparedness for future terror threats
Spokesperson
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Dheeraj Patil

Quotes

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Dheeraj Patil

Police officer responsible for special branch in Pimpri‑Chinchwad

“the exercise was conducted to strengthen coordination between security agencies and ensure better preparedness to deal with any future terror threat”
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