The Navy is on the highest level of alert after two schoolchildren in Uran about 50KM away from Mumbai reported that they saw five men dressed in black carrying weapons this morning.
Police said that two school children claimed that they saw a group of five men dressed in black carrying arms near the navy base. The student of UES School in Uran first informed the principal following which the police was alerted.
“Two students have informed that they have seen suspicious men in Uran. While one student has claimed of spotting one person, the other has claimed to have seen five. Post the information, multiple agencies are probing it,” said DGP Satish Mathur.
Navy conducts search ops after school children in Maharashtra's Uran claimed of seeing 5-6 men carrying weapons near INS Abhimanyu base. pic.twitter.com/GM4LnMq0gE
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The Indian Navy was put on alert along with Mumbai anti-terror squad and other security agencies. Marine commandos, MARCOS, are placed at Uran Navy base. Mumbai police have issued nakabandi and are reviewing the situation.
The presence of the naval base in Uran triggered concerns of a repeat of Sunday’s militant attack on an army base in Kashmir’s Uri town.
They were spotted by students opposite to the Naval base,as per students they heard the men say 'ONGC' and 'school' repeatedly: Navy sources
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However, a source said that nothing suspicious has been found yet. The students had told the police about suspect, but initial verification of the fact doesn’t reveal anything.
