Mock drill: Terrorists attack city hotel, kill security guard!

Activity of city police to create awareness during attacks

 In a daring 26/11 type attack on a city hotel early in the morning, the terrorist shot dead a security guard and entered two rooms and held the tourists hostage, here on Friday.

The early morning attack took everyone by surprise and shock as the gun shots were heard in the quiet precincts of the hotel just opposite the Karnataka Police Academy.

After killing the security guard the terrorists held the tourists hostage and send their demands to the police from the hotel.

The police on hearing about the attack rushed to the spot and very successfully nabbed the terrorists. People heaved a sigh of relief at the quick action of the Mysore city police and the Commando force.

Was the action that unfolded true? No it was just a mock exercise to test the preparednesss of the city police and the commandoes. Those were a witness to this event heaved a sigh of relief and there were faint smiles on their faces on learning the purpose of the drill.

Four NUS commandoes wearing the uniform of terrorists entered the JR Fortune Palace hotel located on the Mysore-Bangalore road and shot the security guard and his body was lying there till the police arrived. Later, his body was shifted after an ambulance was called for post mortem.

All this looked so real that it was just like a terrorist attack. After killing the security guard, they formed two teams and entered the rooms of the hotel. While in one room there was a couple, in another there was a family of four. Even though the tourists panicked they were taken into confidence and thus all of them cooperated for the mock exercise.

The terrorists told the police that if their demands were not met, they would kill the hostages one by one and later sent their demands list. In the whole exercise 30 NUS personnel had participated. Also 50 City Chaudoin force and 300 local police were involved in the operation.

The police themselves including city police commissioner Sudhir, SPY R Dixil, in charge deputy commissioner Dr Ajay Namaqualand and other high ranking officers were caught by surprise as they were totally unaware of the operation. The while exercise went on for five hours and finally there was a sense of relief among everyone present.