Overview

• Metro Railway Kolkata said passenger movement is being watched from the Central Control Room through a network of CCTV cameras.
• The administration is actively considering inducting 800 additional security personnel to bolster coverage across the system.
• Security presence has been reinforced on other corridors, with previously less-manned stations such as Howrah Maidan and Esplanade now staffed.
• Frisking and baggage scanning are being enforced at station entry points, and commuters are urged not to bypass metal detectors or scanners.
• The September 12 stabbing of student Manojit Yadav at Dakshineswar led to an arrest hours later at Howrah station and remains under police investigation.