The city police are conducting anti-terror drills twice a week to check preparedness in case of any untoward situation. Apart from Mumbai police, special forces such as the quick response teams, Force One are also participating in the drills which was started by Satya Narayan Chaudhary, joint commissioner for law and order, in mid-December last year.

“We have been doing it twice every week to check the preparedness in case of any untoward incidents. The checks are also helping us improve and fix lacunae, if any,” Chaudhary told mid-day. Sources said that the Mumbai police are holding these drills at important and crowded locations such as shopping malls, railway stations and government installations among other public places that see heavy footfall.