Bhubaneswar: Security at the venue of Republic Day parade in the city to be attended by chief minister Naveen Patnai
k has been beefed up in the light of an anonymous letter stating threat to the CM’s life.
According to sources, the Commissionerate Police would put a three-tier security cover for the guests including the chief minister at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg, the venue of the state-level parade.
Besides, 30 platoons of armed police including Grey Hound, Special Operation Group (SOG), dog squad and bomb-disposal squad would be deployed at the site.
It may be noted that the chief minister’s office had received the letter mentioning that there was a conspiracy to make an attempt on the life of the chief minister a few days back. It had led the police to tighten the security at Naveen Niwas here.