Mumbai: Force One, the specialised
commando unit of Maharashtra Police, has been deployed in
Nagpur during the winter session of the State Legislature
following a `specific threat` about an attack in the orange
city, a senior official said on Tuesday.
"Force One has been deployed after receiving specific
threat about a terror attack in Nagpur," a senior Force One
official told agency.
The Legislature session began in the state`s winter
capital today.
"Force One personnel will not be doing any normal
policing duty in Nagpur. They have been sent there in view of
a specific threat," the official said.
Force One personnel, equipped with bullet-proof vests,
AK-47s and other gadgets, have been deployed to counter any
threats from terrorist groups, he said.
The commando has been raised on the lines of the elite
National Security Guards (NSG), after last year`s 26/11 terror
attacks in Mumbai.
Headquartered in Mumbai, Force One will shortly have
its units in Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad and Nasik.
PTI
