[Reader-list] todays news on mock drill incident

[Bipin Trivedi]

Today, 16th march 2010 newspaper report.

 

Later, Khandwawala told media persons, "Sayyed denies having made any
comment on the issue that would suggest that Subhas Trivedi was to blame. He
believes that it was an accident. Sayyed was so pained by the news that he
had offered to resign over the controversy surrounding the incident."

 

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK 

Ahmedabad: Director general of police, Gujarat, SS Khandwawala, met police
inspector of anti-terrorist squad (ATS), Shabbir Ali Sayyed, at his house
here on Monday. 
Sayyed had been shot accidentally during a mock drill at Surat airport
earlier this month. Deputy commissioner of police, Subhash Trivedi, had
accidentally shot the ATS cop, who was part of the team posing as
terrorists. 
Along with Khandwawala, chief of ATS, Ajay Tomar too met Sayyed. The meeting
was concerning a controversy that erupted around the incident. 
Later, Khandwawala told media persons, "Sayyed denies having made any
comment on the issue that would suggest that Subhas Trivedi was to blame. He
believes that it was an accident. Sayyed was so pained by the news that he
had offered to resign over the controversy surrounding the incident." 
Khandwawala added that as Trivedi and Sayyed had no personal grudge, the
question of intentional firing was out of question. "Investigators from ATS
and Surat police are expected to submit their report on the issue soon. We
have also roped in forensic experts to determine the cause of fire and how
the incident took place," he said. He further said that it was Trivedi, who
had ensured that all the police firearms were unloaded before the mock drill
was conducted. 
"The incident was recorded on CCTV camera installed at Surat airport. I saw
the video clip and it proves that the incident was an accident. Though there
was an error. The police officials involved in this mock drill were asked to
use rubber bullets. Why this directive was not followed is being probed," he
said.