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'''CISF Unit Delhi Metro Rail Corporation''' (abbreviated as '''CISF Unit DMRC''') is a [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) unit responsible for providing security cover to [[Delhi Metro]], Delhi, India. The Unit is headed by a [[Deputy Inspector General]] who is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer; the incumbent is mr AKHILESH KUMAR, a 2007 IPS officer from AGMUT cadre.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cisf.gov.in/cisfeng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/766.pdf|title= APPOINTMENT ON PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY INSPECT GENERAL|date= 10 August 2020|website= cisf.gov.in|publisher= CISF |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> The Headquarters of the Unit is situated at Shastri Park near [[Delhi IT Park]].<ref name="MetroSecurity">{{cite web | url = http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Metro_Securities.aspx | title = Metro Security | publisher = [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] | website = Delhimetrorail.com | access-date = 4 August 2019}}</ref> It is the single largest unit of CISF in the country with sanctioned strength of 12,528 personnel. The Unit operates two [[control room]]s for better monitoring and coordination and has different specialised wings such as the Quick Reaction Team, Dog Squad and Bomb Detection Squad.

==Induction==
Delhi Metro is a [[rapid transit]] system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] since the inauguration of its [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|first line]] in 2002. Initially the security coverage to the Delhi Metro network was provided by the [[Delhi Police]] until 2007. However, on 15 April 2007 the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], Government of India, handed over the security of metro to the Central Industrial Security Force.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CISF-to-take-over-Delhi-Metro-security/articleshow/1730990.cms?referral=PM | title=CISF to take over Delhi Metro security | agency=[[Press Trust of India]] | work = [[The Times of India]] | date=7 March 2007 | access-date=4 August 2019 }}</ref> The Unit provides security and protection to all the [[List of Delhi Metro stations|metro stations]], depots and [[Electrical substation|railway substations]].

==Security threats in Delhi Metro==
Delhi Metro has a large network of [[List of Delhi Metro lines|10 different lines]] consisting of 253 stations with track length {{Convert|347.66|km|abbr=on}}. Even though crime rate, including pickpocketing, walking on the metro track and carrying illegal arms and ammunition, in the metro system is rising but the manpower to provide security is not enough.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/delhi-metro-security-going-off-track-with-rising-crime-suicide-attempts-1388803-2018-11-15 | title = Delhi Metro security going off track with rising crime, suicide attempts | last = Mehta | first = Kanika | date = 15 November 2018 | place = New Delhi | work = [[India Today]] }}</ref> The present deployed strength of the CISF Unit DMRC is of around 9,000 personnel out of which 7,000 are posted and rest are on 'internal security' duty. In 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs approved 5,000 additional personnel for the Unit. With the sanctioned strength of total 12,528 personnel, the Unit has become the largest single-unit under the security cover of the CISF in the country.<ref>{{ cite magazine | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-metro-government-5-000-cisf-dig-security-1559199-2019-06-30 | title = Government approves additional 5,000 CISF troops, new DIG post for security in Delhi Metro | agency = [[Press Trust of India]] | date = 30 June 2019 | access-date = 10 August 2019 | magazine = [[India Today]] }}</ref>

==Security coverage==
[[File:Double frisking by CISF personnel at JLN metro station (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Security point of CISF at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro Station]]
[[File:Yamuna Bank.jpg|thumb|Commuters waiting in a queue for security check at [[Yamuna Bank metro station|Yamuna Bank]]]]
The CISF personnel are responsible for [[access control]] of passengers inside the metro stations and each passenger must go through a [[metal detector|door frame metal detector]] (DFMD) before being frisked by a CISF personnel. Double-layered frisking is carried out when threat perception is high like on the [[national day]]s viz the [[Independence Day (India)|Independence]] and the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] in which a commuter is also frisked even before entering the DFMD.<ref name="MetroSecurity"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/independence-day-cisf-to-frisk-passengers-twice-before-entering-delhi-metro/articleshow/48471166.cms?from=mdr | title = Independence day: CISF to frisk passengers twice before entering Delhi Metro | date = 13 July 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2018 | work=[[The Economic Times]] | agency = [[Press Trust of India]] }}</ref>

The Unit operates two centralised control rooms, Operational Control Centres (OCC), at Barakhamba Road and Shastri Park that are connected with CCTV cameras installed across the Delhi Metro network for better monitoring and coordination. The control rooms are the centres where important information is gathered from the different locations across the network and communicated to the senior officials and the subsequent orders on urgent matters and relevant information are passed over to the respective officers deployed in the field.<ref name="ControlRoom">{{cite news | url = https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/cisf-sets-new-control-room-enhance-delhi-metro-security | title = CISF sets up new control room to enhance Delhi Metro security | work = [[The Sunday Guardian]] | last = Mondal | first = Dibyendu | date = 11 August 2018 | access-date = 6 August 2019 }}</ref>

Periodic security mock drills are carried out by the Unit at stations and on trains to ensure preparedness and coordination of different agencies – DMRC, [[Delhi Police|police]], [[Delhi Fire Service|fire brigade]] and medical service – during potential emergency situations.<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/mock-drill-conducted-at-delhi-metro-stations/article20475782.ece1 | title = Mock drill conducted at Delhi Metro stations | agency = [[Press Trust of India]] | date = 28 July 2012 | work = [[Business Line]] | access-date = 6 August 2019 }}</ref>

Several Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) are deployed by the Unit to counter any potential man-made threat to the security of the metro system.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cisf-seeks-more-personnel-gadgets-for-metro-security/articleshow/3132315.cms?from=mdr | title = CISF seeks more personnel, gadgets for Metro security | work = [[The Economic Times]] | last = Jain | first = Bharat | date = 16 June 2008 | access-date = 9 August 2019 | location = New Delhi}}</ref> On average five stations are assigned as area of responsibility to each QRT and it keeps swinging between these stations focusing especially in the area excluded from [[paid area]] of a metro station.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.firstpost.com/india/cisf-directs-quick-reaction-teams-to-increase-patrols-at-delhi-metro-stations-to-check-crime-against-women-4216011.html | title = CISF directs quick reaction teams to increase patrols at Delhi metro stations to check crime against women | work = [[Firstpost]] | date = 18 November 2017 | access-date = 9 August 2019 | agency = [[Press Trust of India]] }}</ref>

A special Dog Squad Wing headed by an inspector-rank officer is maintained by the Unit which employs more than 60, mostly female, [[detection dog|sniffer dogs]] of five [[dog breed|breeds]]: [[Labrador Retriever]], [[German Shepherds]], [[Cocker Spaniels]], [[Golden Retriever]] and [[Malinois dog|Belgian Malinois]]. All the dogs are kept at Unit's kennel in Shastri Park and each one of them is cared and managed by its designated handler of the rank of head constable or constable who receives at least two months of basic training in this regard. The dogs undergo training at either [[Border Security Force]]'s National Training Center for Dogs, [[Tekanpur, India|Tekanpur]] or [[Central Reserve Police Force]]'s Dog Breeding And Training School, [[Bangalore]]. They are trained to assist the personnel in detecting arms, explosives and narcotics. These dogs are considered part of the force and treated as [[sepoy]] with four-hour working shift in a day. After a service of 10 years the dogs get retired and the Unit gives them up for adoption through [[Non-government organisation|NGO]]s without any charges.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/as-metro-expands-cisf-dog-squad-gets-new-members/article23284563.ece | title = As Metro expands, CISF dog squad gets new members | work = [[The Hindu]] | last = Trivedi | first = Saurabh | date = 18 March 2018 | access-date = 9 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/meet-khoj-the-most-expensive-member-of-cisfs-dog-squad-for-protecting-delhi-metro-2237231.html | title = Meet 'Khoj,' the Most Expensive Member of CISF's Dog Squad for Protecting Delhi Metro | work = [[News18 India]] | date = 19 July 2019 | access-date = 9 August 2019 | quote='Khoj', a dog from the Belgian Malinois breed, which is believed to have accompanied the US Navy Seal team that killed Osama bin Laden, is set to become the first track dog to join the force in protecting Delhi Metro.}}</ref>

The Bomb Detection Squad (BDS) Wing of the Unit equipped with required electronic devices has a responsibility to [[Explosive detection|detect]] any potential explosives or [[Improvised Explosive Device|IED]]s.<ref name="BDS">{{ cite news | title = Plain luck and canine unit keep metro's bomb squad running | work = [[The Hindustan Times]] | date = 2 August 2018 | last = Srivastava | first = Anvit | location = Delhi }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.uniindia.com/cisf-conducts-mock-drill-on-bomb-threat-call-at-okhla-bird-sanctuary-metro-station/india/news/1101222.html | title = CISF conducts mock drill on 'bomb threat call' at Okhla Bird Sanctuary Metro Station | agency = [[United News of India]] | website = Uniindia.com | date = 9 January 2018 | access-date = 10 August 2019 | location = New Delhi}}</ref> The vehicle-borne BDS teams regularly conduct anti-sabotage checks in the metro network.<ref name="MetroSecurity"/> As per the standard operating procedure for dealing with any unattended bag or item in the metro premises, the BDS team is called whenever any such article is found.<ref name="BDS"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL|delhimetrorail.com|Delhi Metro Official Website}}
* {{URL|cisf.gov.in|CISF Official Website}}


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