70 round-the-clock checkpoints across Amritsar

Amritsar, January 21

In view of the upcoming Assembly poll and the Republic Day celebrations, the police have set up as many as 70 checkpoints in and outer areas of the city. Cops, along with the paramilitary force jawans, would remain present at these checkpoints round-the-clock.

D Sudervizhi, Joint Commissioner of Police, today, supervised a special checkpoint near the India Gate on Chheharta Bypass Chowk here. She was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Tushar Gupta and ACP Ravi Kumar and ACP Gurinderbir Singh. Vehicles were checked while suspicious elements were questioned at the naka. The police noted down the details of the vehicles moving in and out of the city, including goods carriers and auto-rickshaws.

Sudervizhi said in order to ensure a peaceful atmosphere, the police were also conducting search operations, flag march and foot patrolling in the sensitive areas. She said CCTV cameras were keeping an eye on the movement of suspicious vehicles moving on the roads. She urged people to cooperate with the police force in maintaining law and order and a peaceful atmosphere. She asked them to share the information of suspicious persons roaming in their areas.

She said the police were also keeping an eye on the visitors staying at inns, guest houses, hotels and paying guest. The police have been on toes with the repeated instances of seizure of RDX, explosives, weapons and IED being smuggled from ISI supported anti-national elements in Pakistan. Today also, RDX was seized in Gurdaspur while a few days ago, STF for drugs had seized an IED from Bachiwind border village area.