MARGAO
The entire coastal belt right from Mobor to Colva was manned by the Colva police station led by PI Filomena Costa as the intensive exercise was being undertaken to check the preparedness of the security agencies ahead of the tourist season.
Incidentally, hardly a few metal detectors were seen erected at the entry points to the public buildings, with the policemen on duty conducting a manual search of the fake bombs. Policemen in the know, however, attributed the situation to the shortage of metal de
tectors with the Goa police. "We could not install the metal detectors at the locations simply because there's a shortage," a police officer told The Goan.
When The Goan called up the district police chief, SP Arvind Gawas, IPS, to find out, he had a different story to tell. SP Gawas pointed out that the metal detectors are of no use in the Sagar Kavach exercise simply because no live bombs or armaments are being used in the operation. Moreover, he said the metal detectors are in possession of the Goa
police, Security and are requisitioned only in times of emergency. "I feel that no metal detectors are needed during the Sagar Kavach operation because no live bombs are used in the operation," SP
Gawas added.
When The Goan called up the district police chief, SP Arvind Gawas, IPS, to find out, he had a different story to tell. SP Gawas pointed out that the metal detectors are of no use in the Sagar Kavach exercise simply because no live bombs or armaments are being used in the operation. Moreover, he said the metal detectors are in possession of the Goa
police, Security and are requisitioned only in times of emergency. "I feel that no metal detectors are needed during the Sagar Kavach operation because no live bombs are used in the operation," SP
Gawas added.
