Silicon Valley set yet another trend. The country's infotech capital partied under the shadow of guns as more than 4,500 armed policemen and three army response teams maintained tight vigil after a bomb threat. An unsigned fax on Thursday threatened to blow up chief minister N. Dharam Singh's residence and three other key installations.
The police sent an SMS message to all mobile users saying that the threat was baseless.
However, the city police failed to make any headway in the attack on the JN Tata auditorium and the Indian Institute of Science. Police commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh said he had no information about any arrest -- in the city or in Hyderabad -- about extremists involved in the siege. The state government has decided to revamp the intelligence wing and post more officials. The state Cabinet took up the security issue on Saturday evening.
It was the policeman's night out. They jostled cheek-by-jowl with the revellers. And checks were stringent. The chief minister's residence, his office at home and the Hotel Grand Ashok next door were combed for explosives. The guests at the chief minister's residence were frisked at the gate.
Hotel Grand Ashok and other star hotels shut the gates at 10 pm as part of the security blanket put in place. Two hundred armed policemen stood guard in the area through the night. In the evening, more than 1, 500 armed personnel of the quick reaction force were positioned around Brigade Road.
{{/usCountry}}Hotel Grand Ashok and other star hotels shut the gates at 10 pm as part of the security blanket put in place. Two hundred armed policemen stood guard in the area through the night. In the evening, more than 1, 500 armed personnel of the quick reaction force were positioned around Brigade Road.
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