The Central Industrial Security Force, in coordination with the airlines, has started secondary ladder point checking of passengers at the Lohegaon airport.
Authorities claimed it was a 'routine' procedure ahead of the Republic Day. But sources stressed that an intelligence alert on some terrorists sneaking into the country prompted the initiative. "The terrorists, according to the alert, have managed to procure the uniform of army," one of the sources said.
"The secondary ladder point checking (SLPC) checks have been initiated at the airport. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sounded a red alert earlier and stringent security measures were in place. The extra checks have been initiated to ensure that there are no security lapses under any circumstances and passengers are safe," an official of the CISF told TOI on the condition of anonymity.
The SLPC check involves a final round of checking of passengers and their belongings once the mandatory checks of the CISF is completed. It is done by the airline officials just when the passengers are about to board the aircraft. The check, which involves another round of thorough frisking and hand baggage check, is done near the boarding point.
"One can call it a normal standard operating procedure done a fortnight before Republic Day and Independence Day. We have been carrying it out in the airport and ensuring that the passengers do not face any kind of hassles or problems," an airline official in Pune told TOI, requesting anonymity.
19/01/17 Joy Sengupta/The Times Of India
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Authorities claimed it was a 'routine' procedure ahead of the Republic Day. But sources stressed that an intelligence alert on some terrorists sneaking into the country prompted the initiative. "The terrorists, according to the alert, have managed to procure the uniform of army," one of the sources said.
"The secondary ladder point checking (SLPC) checks have been initiated at the airport. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sounded a red alert earlier and stringent security measures were in place. The extra checks have been initiated to ensure that there are no security lapses under any circumstances and passengers are safe," an official of the CISF told TOI on the condition of anonymity.
The SLPC check involves a final round of checking of passengers and their belongings once the mandatory checks of the CISF is completed. It is done by the airline officials just when the passengers are about to board the aircraft. The check, which involves another round of thorough frisking and hand baggage check, is done near the boarding point.
"One can call it a normal standard operating procedure done a fortnight before Republic Day and Independence Day. We have been carrying it out in the airport and ensuring that the passengers do not face any kind of hassles or problems," an airline official in Pune told TOI, requesting anonymity.
19/01/17 Joy Sengupta/The Times Of India
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