Mumbai, December 23: Police have arrested two suspected terrorists with arms near Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai.
According to police there were four suspected terrorists with guns near the Taj Mahal hotel but two managed to escape.They were planning a terror strike .The security has been tightened after the incident..
Security was beefed up near the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, which bore the brunt of the 26/11 terror strikes, and the area was closed to vehicular traffic from Thursday, police said ahead of the festive season.
Vehicles belonging to residents of the area will be provided with stickers just like the ones we had issued during US President Barack Obama’s visit,” Additional Commissioner of Police Nawal Bajaj told in Mumbai.
“Vehicles belonging to the hotel will be screened thoroughly,” he said.
Bajaj said these restrictions would be in place for the next 15 days and reviewed thereafter. Five jetties with police personnel will be posted near the Gateway of India to monitor the screen vessels coming in from Mandwa and Alibaug.
The entire Colaba region of south Mumbai, where the five star hotel and several popular pubs are located, will be put under CCTV surveillance from Dec 29.
———Agencies