Senior officials at the Pune hospital held closed-door meeting with cops yesterday; decided to revamp and upgrade security in the hospital



Yesterday, senior officials at Sassoon Hospital were involved in a closed-door meeting with the Pune policeu00a0 to review security measures at the hospital in wake of the blast in the German Bakery.

On guard: The hospital is working on getting a baggage screening machine, and taking a fresh look at aspects like visiting hours and protocol for visitors. Pic/Nikhil Ghorpade

Senior officials in the hospital told this reporter that the Pune police was drawing up a comprehensive security plan for the only-government run tertiary care hospital, which could become a soft target for terrorist attacks.

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