Mumbai: The financial capital was put on high alert on Wednesday following a blast outside the Delhi High Court, in which nine people were killed and several others injured, police said.
As Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on a large scale here, policemen deployed across the city in view of the festivity have been asked to be on alert, a police official said.
"We are on high alert and taking all precautionary measures to prevent any terror attack during the festival.
Security has been intensified at vital installations and around Mumbai courts," the official added.
Nakabandi has been ordered and every vehicle is being checked thoroughly, the official said.
The blast took place around 10.15 AM outside one of the entry gates of the Delhi High Court.
Security beefed up in Kolkata
Security has been beefed up in the metropolis in view of the blast that occurred outside the High Court premises in Delhi in which nine people were killed, top police officers here said.
"We are alert and security arrangements are being tightened," city police commissioner R K Pachnanda said.
Security arrangement in thickly-populated areas in the city is being enhanced, special commissioner of police Shibaji Ghose said.
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