just locate that it was made from Rashtrapati Bhawan but not the exact location. I suppose Chief Prakash would be handling this and we know his modus operandi. I have set up a surveillance camera right outside the IB sub-station. Will let you know as soon as he leaves with his team.''
10 minutes later.
''Azar, this is Muhammed. I can see five SUVs coming up your way in my scope. Hasib, you know what to do. We have only one chance, Azar. Do it and do it right.'' Their entire operation rested on this split second co-ordination.
Just as the SUV was going to take a sharp left, Hasib got in the way, forcing the driver to immediately apply the brakes. The SUV skidded to a halt right above the manhole. Azar's hand moved swift and smooth like a machine on a lubricant. The lid was removed, the explosive was placed and the lid was closed again. All in a jiffy.
''Everything is set, Muhammed. Now the other team has to get the work done at Wheeler Island.''
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Wheeler Island, Bay of Bengal.
Co-ordinates: 20° 45
′
28.94
″
N, 87° 5
′
7.92
″
E
Time: 17:54 hrs
A task force of 25 soldiers guarded MODULE 14- one of the abandoned missile launch centres of India. Although announced as 'abandoned' to the rest of the world, it was a prime centre for development of the hypersonic technology for the new BRAHMOS project. MODULE -14 was officially closed down for the world in 2008 as a measure to remain 'off the grid' for the ever hovering spy satellites. Increase in armour and military enforcements were easily traceable on CIA satellites and those areas were immediately marked as 'hot zones' on satellite mappings. The hypersonic missile was scheduled for its first test three days later and the head of the project Dr. Kapoor was supposed to announce the success of this project at a press conference in the capital about an hour later.
Cpl. Gurmeet Singh was one of the security officials guarding the South East check post of the facility. Activity on the island had begun to cease in the past couple of months as the project was almost complete. Only two groups of scientists worked for the final tests of the scramjet engines at the lab. In the control room, Suhas was responsible to manage and keep a track of everything that was happening at this R&D facility.
A few miles away, four men in black leather jackets had taken over a coast guard launch. Armed with the best training skills and tactical weapons, they were now ready to execute the phase two of their mission.
Just in a few minutes, four 'soldiers' got down from the coast guard launch on the south east entry of the R&D facility of Wheeler Island. The badges on their shoulders invited an instant salute from Cpl Gurmeet at the check post. As he made an entry in the register, he curiously asked his supposedly senior officers about the purpose of their visit. Of course, he had no record of any prior information been sent about their visit. Abbaz cleared his throat and spoke with an air of authority, ''This is an unofficial visit so no need to check in with the Central Command. With 3 days remaining for the trial launch of the missile, we suspect a potential threat from a group of terrorists. It is a direct order to re-plan the security here and to send in more reinforcements. I want to discuss some security measures, and I want each and every soldier present here to assemble at the MODULE-14 central hall in fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, we would require the maps of the island to study the current security arrangements.''
Trusting the ingeniously forged ID's of the fake officers, Cpl. Gurmeet handed the imposters some maps of the island which were enough for them to understand the security threats and sentry posts. The disguised terrorists split up in different directions and took care of the tower sentries and radio communication systems. After fifteen minutes, the only threats to the terrorists on the island were the soldiers who had now assembled in the