Himachal shrines to replicate Tirupati temple security model

Shimla:himachal Pradesh Police is planning to send police personnel on training for finer nuances of security arrangements, involving the use of technology, at Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanams (TTD), Andhra Pradesh.

“We intend to replicate some of techniques deployed at the TTD to make pilgrimage experience of devotees visiting the state pleasant, safe and comfortable,” said Himachal Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Kundu, adding that the aim was to enhance security systems and to ensure safety and security of devotees as well as temples during pilgrimage in the state.

The DGP added that after the Covid-19 pandemic was over, the state would like to send a fivemember team headed by a Sp-ranked officer to observe and gain first hand experience in managing large crowds, as done at the TTD.

Kundu added that he had also requested Andhra Pradesh DGP make arrangements of a weeklong training module for HP police officers and to share systems and technologies that TTD uses. “The state police would like to learn from the TTD about security systems, protocols and technologies so that we may benefit from it. TTD is one of the biggest Hindu temple conglomerates in the world and handles large numbers of pilgrims daily and the number becomes larger on special occasions like Bramhotsavam,” the DGP says, that biometric scans, online registrations and an extensive network of surveillance cameras (CCTV) would all work well in the state as well.

In a letter to DGP AP, Kundu says that Himachal is also home to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and several Buddhist monasteries, temples and shrines.

TRAVEL AGENT HELD

KARNAL: A travel agent was arrested for allegedly taking ₹56 lakh from a person for sending him illegally to the US.

A complaint from the family of the victim, who is lodged a jail in the US, was received. Mandeep Singh of Pundri alleged that accused Mahabir of Dherru village took ₹56 lakh from him to send his son to US in February 2019. He claimed that his son had to face hardship on a rigorous journey via bus, boat and on foot through Mexican jungles.

Earlier this month, he was deported and filed a police complaint. The accused was taken in police remand for two days for interrogation.