Terror in silicon city
The serene campus of IISc was set astir yesterday by an alleged terrorist attack. Prof. M C Puri, a retired Mathematics professor at IIT Delhi was shot when an unidentified person in army faitgues opened fire just outside the J N Tata auditorium. He was declared D.O.A by the doctors at MS Ramiah hospital. 4 others including two students were seriously injured. Dr. Vijay Chandru, co-inventor of the Simputer, has sustained severe injuries due to 3 bullets wounds. The assailant allegedly escaped in an ambassador car parked nearby.
What amazes me is the apparent negligence on the behalf of the city’s security agencies. A tibetan student had climbed on top of one of the buildings in IISc and shouted anti-China slogans when the Chinese premier had visited the city. Even after this, there was hardly any checking for identification cards at the various entrances to the institute. I have myself strolled in once, without any questions asked, walked about in the for about an hour and come out unscathed. But honestly, how could a man get in with an AK-47 rifle? Also there have been so many threats in the past, regarding plans of terror attacks on the IT centres in the city. There have been bomb scares galore in Electronic city and ITPL (all hoaxes but still) Isn’t this enough to ramp up security measures at least at key locations?
This incident, in the pensioners’ paradise, has left the residents of Malleswaram, Rajajinagar and Sadashivnagar shell shocked, since none of them expected any such incident in their area, far away from the bustling economic centres of the city. It is quite appalling. Well, the CM has ordered an urgent high profile meeting to review this incident and come up with a new security arrangements plan. Let’s see what good comes out of this.
More on this news in : ToI, Hindu and IndianExpress.
