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Police Operation Cell has conducted a Mock drill at Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, U.T. Chandigarh, keeping in view of security scenario of U.T. Chandigarh and upcoming Republic Day-2026 celebration.
All emergencies services of Chandigarh Administration are participated actively in the Mock exercise. During Mock drill, at Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, U.T. Chandigarh was cordoned off and got evacuated by commandos of Operations Cell.
A joint search operation by the HIT Teams of Operation Cell, Bomb Detection Squad and Dog Squad of Chandigarh Police was carried out and the dummy bomb was traced out successfully from CBTL entry of Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, U.T. Chandigarh. Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of Operation Cell, PCR Vehicles, ambulance from GMSH-16, Dog Squad team, Bomb Squad team, Ambulance from Police Hospital, Sector-26, Dial-112, Fire brigade vehicle, team of Civil Defense, Mobile Forensic Team and a team of local area Police Station-Indst. Area reached on the spot immediately.
Thereafter through-out search of Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, U.T. Chandigarh have also been conducted by the HIT teams, Dog Squad & Bomb Squad Team, but no other suspected item came to notice. Further traced dummy bomb has safely taken to open ground of Police Lines, Sector-26, Chandigarh in a sand bag truck along with pilot and escort PCR vehicles of Chandigarh Police for defusing the same.