Cops deny intel failure in Rampal siege

November 19, 2014 14:34

Haryana DGP Vashisht has denied that there had been any intelligence or police failure which allowed Rampal to use thousands of followers as a "human shield" and put the forces on the backfoot.

"There is no laxity or lapse or delay on our part. One has to keep in mind that here we are dealing with a situation where thousands of lives are at stake and we could not have carried out a sudden attack and put them in danger," he said.

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