Chandigarh Police Strengthen Security Measures, Hold Stakeholder Meeting on Email Bomb Threats and Response Protocol

Amid heightened security concerns, the Chandigarh Police on Tuesday organised a stakeholder consultation meeting to strengthen emergency preparedness and establish a coordinated response mechanism for bomb threats received through email. The meeting was chaired by Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP/UT) Kanwardeep Kaur, IPS, and attended by SSP/Operations Rajesh Sharma, IPS, and SP/City Vijay Kumar. Representatives from government and private schools, hospitals, Fire and Emergency Services, and Engineering Departments also took part in the discussions.

According to the Chandigarh Police, the meeting focused on developing a coordinated and effective response to email-based bomb threats. Officials also sought suggestions from various stakeholders as part of the process of preparing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with such threats. The participation of schools, healthcare institutions and emergency-response agencies was aimed at improving coordination and ensuring that all concerned departments are prepared to act promptly during a security alert.

In a separate development on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search and survey operations at 26 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab in connection with a money laundering investigation involving Tirupati Infraprojects Pvt Ltd. The searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at premises located in Delhi and Chandigarh, as well as Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali and Ludhiana in Punjab. Officials said the operation covered promoters, directors and other individuals associated with Tirupati Infraprojects Pvt Ltd, Remigate Buildestates (India) Pvt Ltd, MB Infrabuild Pvt Ltd, Mera Baba Reality Associates Pvt Ltd and Mera Baba Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.

At the same time, the agency conducted surveys under Section 16 of the PMLA at the offices of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and the Punjab government's Department of Housing and Urban Development. Officials said the exercise is aimed at gathering evidence relating to transactions between the accused entities and GMADA. Tirupati Infraprojects is also an accused in cases being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED concerning an alleged bank fraud of around Rs 290 crore linked to the Radisson Blu hotel project in Paschim Vihar, New Delhi.

According to ED officials, the money laundering investigation has found that the promoters of Tirupati Infraprojects also control Remigate Buildestates (India) Pvt Ltd and MB Infrabuild Pvt Ltd. These companies had acquired two prime auction sites in Mohali from GMADA and later obtained substantial financial relief concerning dues payable to the authority. Officials have alleged that the transactions resulted in an "undue gain" for the companies, while the loss to the government exchequer is estimated to be more than Rs 100 crore.

The ED has also searched Tila Consultants and Contractors Pvt Ltd, a consultancy firm involved in various works for GMADA. The agency suspects that the firm may have played the role of an intermediary in the alleged irregularities. The two developments occurred on the same day, with Chandigarh Police focusing on strengthening coordination among civic and emergency agencies to address security threats, while the ED continued its investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving private companies and public authorities.

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