India, Aug. 11 -- A "dummy terrorist" from the Delhi Police's Special Cell snuck into the Red Fort, carrying mock explosives up to the children's enclosure for the Independence Day celebrations, without being stopped. It marked the third security lapse over the past few days in mock drills being run on the premises in the run-up to August 15.

The dummy operative, tasked with testing readiness, even took selfies and recorded videos among security personnel before leaving, an official aware of the matter said.

Deputy commissioner of police (North) Raja Banthia said that the drills are a routine affair. "We continue to do them to rule out any shortcomings and we have conducted several successful drills where the mock operatives were caught...