Cops hold drill to boost response strategies
Chennai: The city police, as part of efforts to enhance rapid response and crime containment strategies, conducted a security drill across 18 key locations including the Secretariat and RBI premises over two days.
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Red Alert, held for two hours on Thursday and Friday evening, is part of a larger initiative spearheaded by commissioner A Arun and includes a colour-coded system under which red is for terrorist and bomb threats, amber for murders and heinous crime, and green for offences such as robbery and chain snatching.
During Thursday's operation, concentrated in North Chennai under additional commissioner Parvesh Kumar and joint commissioner M Manohar, vehicles were inspected, identities verified and potential escape routes commonly used by offenders monitored.
At Chennai port, personnel led by Harbour police station assistanct commissioner teams simulated a high-risk infiltration scenario to assess readiness. Earlier in the week, in an operation led by joint commissioner Dr P Vijayakumar a similar mock exercise in the East Zone covering Egmore and Kilpauk, plainclothes officers posed as suspects to evaluate perimeter security and coordination among enforcement units.
A senior officers said the ongoing drills aim to map the escape strategies of criminals and build operational models to allow police to seal off routes and neutralise threats swiftly. "With this structure, no matter where a crime occurs, our officers can immediately act, intercept, and apprehend suspects within a short time frame." Police later said Red Alert operations will continue at regular intervals across the city to ensure preparedness for real-time emergencies.
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