Oil India, ONGC on alert for militant attack
May 19, 2022 17:30
The Assam Police has issued an advisory to Oil India Ltd (OIL) and ONGC regarding probable subversive activities by banned ULFA(I) militants on their installations in the state as well as their employees, officials said on Thursday.
The two PSU energy majors have taken the security input "seriously" and already issued a series of "dos and don'ts" for their staff after meetings with various agencies such as CISF and AISF.
A senior official at the Assam Police told PTI that a telephonic advisory was issued to the officials of Oil India on possible strikes, including kidnapping of officials, on its installations by the ULFA(I).
"During the monsoon, many places where the oil rigs are located become inaccessible. So, we alert the companies about the security aspect. This is a periodic and routine thing," he said, without elaborating further. When contacted, OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika told PTI from its field headquarters in Duliajan that the company received "some intelligence input" from the police earlier this week.
"Immediately an internal meeting was called and chaired by Resident Chief Executive In-Charge. It was attended by senior officials of CISF, AISF OIL Security and other departments," he said. The meeting decided to sensitise the employees and officers on various issues of security and accordingly, certain steps were taken, Hazarika said.
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