Staff Correspondent
Port Blair, June 27: The Andaman and Nicobar Police today deployed armed policemen all along the coastal belt of A & N Islands while helicopters and aircrafts of Andaman and Nicobar Command made frequent sorties along the coastal belt today, after a caution was reportedly sounded by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) this morning of a possible coastal intrusion threat in Andamans. Andaman Sheekha is not disclosing the name of the ‘Organisation’ which according to IB’s alert could carry out such intrusion attempt.
Evening walkers told Andaman Sheekha that Indian Navy’s Chetak Helicopter on surveillance sortie flew very low along the coastal belt from Corbyn’s Cove to Marine area at around 4.40 pm.
Highly placed sources told Andaman Sheekha that even in remote Islands defence forces and police personnel were kept in high alert.
However, Senior Police Officers rubbished this angle saying that there is no such report of any kind of threat. “It could be regular security operation of Command,” the senior officer added. But Andaman Sheekha sources have confirmed that this was not just a drill. In such situations the Administration must share information with public so that public could also take part in surveillance by remaining alert in coastal areas. However today’s preparedness shown by Police and ANC was exemplary.
