High alert after Pune blast; 600 patrol vehicles pressed into service

The city is on a high alert with the deployment of 16,000 police personnel to look out for any suspicious activity following Saturday's Pune bomb blast. Over 600 mobile patrolling vehicles are out on the roads, monitoring law and order.

Additional Director General of Police Kuchanna Srinivasan said the vigil at the state's entry and exit points has been beefed up even as a team of senior police officials is already in Pune studying the similarity between
the Pune and the earlier Bangalore blasts, believed to be the handiwork of the Indian Mujahideen.

Amid all the arrangements for the security of the city, this police van stuck out as one which would not be patrolling the city for some time to come. It caught fire at the Queen's Statue juction yesterday afternoon after finishing an escort round. Read More Read Next Story What the blazes was this?› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT