Mumbai, November 07: South Mumbai, which had turned into a virtual fortress during Barack Obama’s visit, today limped back to normalcy as all security restrictions were lifted after he left for the national capital.
“All the restrictions imposed in the view of Obama’s visit were lifted as he left the city. We wanted to ensure that no untoward incident with regards to Obama’s security take place and we all lived up to everyone’s expectations,” City Police Commissioner Sanjeev Dayal told PTI.
Over 5,000 security personnel, including US security men, Indian intelligence officials and elite commandos were deployed in south Mumbai alone, as all venues on the itinerary of the POTUS fell in this area, police said.
The city had turned into a fortress during the high profile visit. Shops were shut voluntarily by the owners and many people preferred remaining indoors.
–Agencies