Centre toughens anti-hijacking policy

New Delhi: Toughening its anti-hijacking policy, the Government has cleared a proposal that will enable the National Security Guards (NSG) to commandeer any available aircraft for launching "hot pursuit" of hijackers.
This step will do away with the need for the NSG to requisition an aircraft, put its commandos on it, chase the hijackers and, if need be, storm the hijacked aircraft.
With the Government nod for the latest proposal of the security agencies and the Civil Aviation Ministry, it would mean that NSG commandos face "zero time loss'' in looking for a passenger aircraft at the airport for transporting them in case of a hijack.
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) can now look for the first available passenger aircraft at the airport in which commandos can travel.
12/06/06 The Hindu

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