Agra. Big negligence has come to light in the security arrangements of the world famous Taj Mahal. Here two foreign tourists climbed the tower of the Anti Drone System installed in the restricted area and kept roaming there for a long time. During this time he took photographs of the Taj Mahal and also made videos. The surprising thing was that the security agencies deployed at the spot did not even have a clue about it. After other people made videos, the police came to know about the matter and both the tourists were brought down. After the video of the incident went viral on social media on Wednesday evening, questions have started being raised on the security arrangements.
How can foreign tourists reach the sensitive tower?
Tower number four is located near the Shahi Mosque in the Taj Mahal complex. Anti-drone system has been installed here, so that any drone activity in the restricted airspace can be monitored. This place is very sensitive from security point of view. Here the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) along with the policemen CISF)'s soldiers are also deployed. Despite this, a foreign woman and a male tourist easily crossed the security cordon and climbed the tower. No one tried to stop them. Both of them took photos and videos of Taj Mahal from the tower. Later, when the security personnel posted on the LMG caught sight of him, he was brought down. The tourists said that there was lack of information behind their actions.
How did the mistake happen despite being deployed in security?
This incident has raised many questions on the security arrangements of Taj Mahal. The biggest question is that when police and CISF personnel are deployed at the sensitive tower, then how did the foreign tourists reach there. Did the soldiers on duty not notice them or was there negligence in monitoring? If tourists can easily reach the restricted tower, then it will not be difficult for any suspicious person to challenge the security arrangements. In this regard, ACP Taj Security Yatendra Nagar said that the shift of the security personnel deployed at the tower was changing. Meanwhile, seeing the gate open, both the tourists climbed the tower due to lack of information. However, as soon as the information was received, he was immediately brought down.
Questions were raised earlier also regarding unclaimed bags.
This is not the first case of negligence in the security of Taj Mahal. Earlier, a large number of unclaimed bags were found hanging on security nets and trees near the entrance of the western gate. During that time too, questions were raised on the security arrangements. In fact, on November 1, about 45 thousand candidates had reached Agra for the PET exam. A large number of parents were also present with him. After the end of the examination shift, there was a crowd of tourists and candidates at the western gate of Taj Mahal. Since bags were not allowed inside the premises, people had hung their bags on the iron nets outside the entrance and on nearby trees. The surprising thing was that despite the deployment of a large number of security personnel, these bags were not checked. The Yellow Zone of Taj Mahal is considered very sensitive from security point of view. In such a situation, ignoring unclaimed bags and tourists reaching the restricted tower raises serious questions on the monitoring of security arrangements.