To manage post-election violence, nearly 400 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies (over 40,000 personnel) will remain in West Bengal until June 19, sources said.
A tissue paper, with the word ''bomb@5.30'' written on it, was found in the lavatory of an Indigo flight from Delhi to Varanasi, at Delhi airport on Tuesday morning prompting security agencies to conduct an inspection but it turned out to be a hoax, said a senior CISF official.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official deployed at the Delhi Airport arrested a woman, who was found roaming at Delhi Airport allegedly wearing a CISF uniform, pretending to be a CISF official on Thursday.
A 24-year-old person was booked for posing as a pilot with Singapore Airlines in front of CISF personnel, who are in charge of airport security across the country.
Besides, Gangopadhyay, Singh, BJP District General Secretary Abhijit Barman, and executive member of West Bengal's Cooch Behar district Tapas Das are among those who have been granted security protection by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
A CISF Jawan reportedly attempted suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at the Kolkata airport on Thursday morning, an airport official said.
The central government decided to provide 'Y+' category security cover of armed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to BJP leaders Abhay Singh and Awdhesh Pratap Singh, sources said on Saturday.
An additional 250 more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel will soon be assigned to bolster security measures dedicated to safeguarding the Parliament House complex.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday booked a passenger for carrying inadmissible amount of Indian and foreign currency at Cochin airport.
In the first case, an Indian National, travelling from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai in an Etihad Airways Flight (EY 196) was intercepted and 24 Karat Gold dust in cloth (3) weighing 1700 grams (net) was found concealed in the clothes worn by the passenger.
President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), Patel, is currently being provided 'Y+' category security cover by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) across India.