New Delhi, October 14: The Interpol has commended Indian security agencies for their “collaborative” efforts with international law enforcement agencies in ensuring the security of participants and visitors flocking the national capital for the Commonwealth Games.
Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said Indian authorities did a commendable job by ensuring checking of as many domestic and foreign visitors as possible against the global database of the world police’s body.
“With India hosting hundreds of thousands of visitors during the 2010 Commonwealth Games (October 3- 14), Interpol deployed at the request of Indian authorities a Major Events Support Team (IMEST) to support the security efforts of Indian authorities ahead of and during the event,” a statement from Interpol said.
Three days before the end of the Games, the total number of checks carried out by Indian authorities at key inspection points against Interpol’s databases had reached almost over 5.25 lakh, it said.
–Agencies