DMRC- No ticket for children/animals below 3 feet.

           The Indian Government had been boasting about its Independence Day security arrangements for last two months. Its measures like deployment of thousands of cops, closing of DMRC parking lots etc. served the security purpose , to a large extent. However, by the evening of 15th August, loopholes did emerge. At Vishwavidyalaya Metro station's Gate-1,  the scanner was missing! As a result, I went inside without getting my handbag checked. Who knows, I could have been a terrorist. The funniest part is that the security guy did suspect me to be one and thus, ran after me till i reached the platform to check my bag.

                  The second glitch was found at the Kashmere Gate Metro station. A monkey, below three feet in height, was strolling at the station. There were cops deployed there too, more than there usually are, but none of those brave men bothered to help the poor soul find its way home. It moved pell-mell for sometime and then finally found its way out, creeping underneath the exit gate. I guess those brave men forgot the havoc that was caused a few months back when a dog entered the very same metro station and was found wandering on the railway track.

                     
                              These ordinarily interesting sights are actually proofs of DMRC's casual attitude towards the security of its passengers. If questioned, I am sure everyone can come up with at least one first hand experience of witnessing such malfunctions in the security system. DMRC says, "No ticket for children below 3 feet". In my book, "No ticket for children/ animals below 3 feet" would be more appropriate.