Pune, August 19 20008 : In the backdrop of recent serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, the Pune police's special branch has decided to rope in over 3 lakh students across 200 educational institutions in the city to tip them off on terrorism and related activities।
To ensure that the mission is successful, Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh inaugurated Mission Mrutyunjay, at Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium in Kothrud yesterday। More than 300 school and college principals participated।
Explaining the gravity of the situation, Singh said, "The terror elements often work in disguise। They change names and function as commoners. I appeal to the citizens that to immediately approach the police, if they come across any suspicious person or activity."
PMC Commissioner, Paravinsingh Pardeshi, and Divisional Commissioner Nitin Karir were also present।
Singh said, "Mrutyunjay will comprise 35-40 students in each group।"
He informed that each group would include the principal, PT and NCC instructors, while the Indian Army will impart basic training to the students। He said, "The Southern command chief will train the groups on how to handle emergency situations." Singh said, "There are 300 SIMI activists operating in the city. Kashmiri terrorists have also secured admissions in colleges at Bangalore and Naxalites in colleges at Nagpur."
Pune being an educational and IT hub, is home to thousands of foreign students, giving rise to drug trafficking and other anti-social activities. Singh said, "People should procure every detail of foreign students, before renting out flats to them."
