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KANPUR: A massive checking drive was launched by a joint team of Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force along with civil police, dog squad and bomb disposal squad at the Kanpur Central railway station on Monday afternoon ahead of Independence Day on Wednesday.The cops of Local Intelligence Unit ( LIU) also formed the part of the joint operation. The civil police from police stations like Harbans Mohal, Rail Bazar and Pheelkhana also assisted in conducting the drive. The security forces with hand held metal detectors checked every corner of the railway station. From city side of the central railway station to the Cantt side, from Parcel house to ticket booking house etc were thoroughly checked.The luggage of passengers were also checked with the help of the metal detectors. The bomb disposal squad carried out intensive checking at platforms. Any passenger who looked suspicious, his identity was sought and his luggage was checked. The platforms, passenger waiting halls, circulating areas were also frisked. The drive was carried out in two parts on the station premises.RPF Inspector, Sanjay Pandey informed that two sub-inspectors and four constables armed with latest weapons will guard the station premises round the clock to rule out any possibility of terror threat on Independence Day.

The RPF official also added that constables have been positioned at East and West yard, Cantt and City side of the Kanpur Central railway station. At the entry points of the station, regular patrolling is being done to keep an eye over passengers, he added further.

A similar checking drive will be carried out on Tuesday as well to instill confidence in the minds of the passengers. Meanwhile, trains like Kalka mail, North East express, Farrukhabad passenger and several others were checked with the help of the metal detectors.