BENGALURU: On Friday, a top police official said Bengaluru and Mysuru in southern Karnataka are on high alert with security tightened in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21. Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar told "We have deployed additional forces in all sensitive areas, religious places, markets, malls, shopping plazas, multiplexes, airport, railway station, inter-state bus terminal and public places to prevent untoward incidents,".

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Here it is to be noted that though the city was already on alert with extra vigil and more security for the April 18 Lok Sabha election in the state's central and southern regions, the city and state police are not taking chances. To be noted that a series of terror blasts struck churches and luxury hotels in Colombo, killing over 250 people. Mr Kumar said "We have also directed hotels, pubs, restaurants, marriage halls, multi-complexes and supermarkets to step up their own security in and around their places with CCTV cameras, metal detectors and fire alarm,".

Mr Kumar said "We regularly receive alerts from the Union Home Ministry and intelligence agencies on possible terror attacks, as untoward incidents in Bengaluru draw global attention in view its reputation and prominence as the country's technology capital, aerospace hub and space city,". However it is worth mention here that bengaluru has been on general alert for years as India's tech hub with the presence of over 500 global IT firms, aerospace industries, Indian space agency ISRO, defence labs, Indian Institute of Science and state-run research and development institutes.

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As it is not possible for the police and state security agencies to look after everyone or every place in view of the city's size and its population (over 1 crore), Mr Kumar said citizens were equally responsible and have to work with the government to thwart any terror incident. Mr Kumar  said "We have asked all hotels, pubs, restaurants, theatres, churches, temples, mosques, malls, cinema theatres and multiplexes to install surveillance cameras, metal detectors, baggage scanners and check points for frisking the people to minimise the risk of any attack,". The city police held meetings with all stakeholders on Thursday to assess their preparedness for dealing with any unforeseen incident or attack.