Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- In view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations and to assess preparedness under the prevailing security scenario, Chandigarh police operation cell conducted a mock security drill at Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, on Sunday.

The drill aimed to test coordination and response time among various counter teams of Chandigarh police and emergency services of the Chandigarh administration.

During the drill, the mall premises were cordoned off and evacuated by commandos of the operations cell. A joint search operation was carried out by HIT teams, the bomb detection squad, and the dog squad, during which a dummy bomb was successfully traced near the CBTL entry of the mall.

On receiving the alert, quick reaction...