Mumbai, Nov 10 (PTI) A high alert has been issued in Maharashtra following a blast in a car near the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi on Monday evening, and security has been beefed up at vital installations in Mumbai and other locations, police said.
A senior police officer said a “precautionary alert” has been issued for Mumbai.
“All the unit commanders at the district level in Maharashtra and commissioners of cities have been instructed to remain alert to avoid any untoward incidents”, a police official said.
Police are maintaining a strong vigil and stepped up security at important places and vital installations in the state and Mumbai, the official said.
Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have intensified patrolling at major railway stations, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Dadar, Thane, and Kalyan, an official said.
Dog squads and bomb detection and disposal teams are also pressed into service to identify suspicious objects at railway stations.
The Railway Police have appealed to passengers to travel cautiously and avoid touching unidentified objects, the official said.
A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing at least eight people, officials said.
Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area was milling with people. The injured were taken to the LNJP hospital, a few kilometres away.
Eyewitnesses said several vehicles were destroyed, and glass panes of shops and even those at the nearby metro station were shattered. PTI DC NSK
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