Summary:
The Ahmedabad Police has made extensive security arrangements for August 15, pressing all its officers into action for Independence Day on Wednesday. All transit routes have been barricaded and checkposts have been set up to monitor every vehicle leaving or entering the city. We have deployed our entire staff to maintain safety and security in the city." Bomb squads have been conducting drills in crowded areas for the past two days. Vijay Patel, DCP (Control Room), said: "For the past two days, we are checking vehicles entering the city and people who are not giving satisfactory answers, their vehicles are being impounded..