Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Bengaluru Hosts Joint Counter-Terrorism Mock Drill
Imagine police and army teams practicing how to stop bad guys in Bengaluru.
They worked together in a secret place, pretending there was a threat.
They wanted to make sure everyone knew how to work together if something bad happened for real.
Firefighters, bomb experts, and others joined in to practice too.
They practiced to get better at protecting everyone.
A joint counter-terrorism mock drill was held in Bengaluru.
Garuda Force and 4/8 Gorkha Rifles participated in the exercise.
The drill took place at a high-security, undisclosed location.
The exercise aimed to synchronize responses to terror threats.
Various agencies, including police and fire services, were involved.
- Who
- Garuda Force, 4/8 Gorkha Rifles, State Police, Traffic Police, City SWAT, Bomb Disposal Team, Fire and Emergency Services, District Medical Health Team.
- What
- Joint counter-terrorism mock drill.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- High-security, undisclosed location in the Bengaluru region.
- Why
- To synchronize, harmonise and synergise the multi-agency response to terror threats.
- Location
- Bengaluru region
- Participants
- Garuda Force, 4/8 Gorkha Rifles, various civil agencies
- Objective
- To improve response to terror threats
- Coordination
- Synchronized multi-agency response
