The 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast incident happened on Feb.14th, claiming 58 lives and injuring 200+ persons. Its 28th anniversary will be observed tomorrow. Hence, a total of 3000 police personnel will be deployed in Coimbatore to handle security related works.
According to reports, 2000 policemen will be deployed in the city while 1000 cops will handle tasks in rural areas from today. Lodges, hotels, Public places such as bus stands, markets, cinema theaters, places of worship etc will be closely monitored.Railway police personnel too will check the bags and belongings of passengers entering the stations.
Security inspections will be held in public places in the city while the cops in outskirts will monitor the vehicles entering Coimbatore district via various check-posts.
