Security checks a farce? At Chandigarh railway station, entry is ‘free’

THE SECURITY drills being conducted by the Chandigarh police, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) at the railway station in the run-up to Independence Day are evidently a mere eyewash. The entrance of the station is still unmanned and unguarded. As one enters the station, the first sign of laxity on part of the authorities is reflected through a non-functional metal detector door frame. The station is still not equipped with a baggage scanner.