A few hours after three explosions rocked Bombay Opera House, Zaveri Bazar, Dadar bus stand, police in the city of Ahmedabad placed under high alert.

Ahmedabad police commissioner Mr. Sudhir Sinha said that the alert was declared in the city. “We put the city on high alert because we do not want to take risks. All the police were informed to be vigilant, “said Sudhir Sinha.

he asked for Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) to be on their toes. “QRTs and bomb disposal units are crucial in emergency situations. We want to be 100% ready for any eventuality,” said Sinha, who has urged people not to panic because the situation was under control.

In early December 2010, increased security throughout the city after intelligence inputs that the center, Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was planning to attack Ahmedabad.

On Wednesday, after learning of the possibility that the hands of the terrorist bombings in Bombay, Ahmedabad police took action to expand the safety net. Sinha said security will be strengthened at all entry points of the city. “We have deployed police forces in all the roads that serve as entry points for vehicles outside. If necessary, we will check every suspicious vehicle entering the city,” said Sinha.

In addition, border crossings, security is reinforced in all pubic places in the city. These include the airport, bus, train stations and public hospitals, such as the VS Hospital, Civil Hospital and LG Hospital.

“Aside from government buildings and places, we have also intensified security in private property, such as shopping malls and theaters throughout the city,” Sinha said, adding that these measures were precautionary and that the public must not panic .