Spl DGP Railways supervises security arrangements in city

Special Director General of Police (Railways) Shashi Prabha Dwivedi arrived in the city to supervise security arrangements in view of the Independence Day celebrations on Friday.

A search operation was also carried out at the railway station during her visit. Speaking on the occasion, she urged the people not to panic and share the unconfirmed reports on social media, which usually lead to tension or some kind of law and order problem. She also asked them to verify the details before forwarding the sensitive material on social media.

“Stringent security measures have been made in order to thwart any untoward incident during the Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar,” she said. She was accompanied by Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and other senior police officials during checking of the railway station.

Sniffer dogs were also pressed into service while anti-sabotage teams and bomb detection teams were also there. The DGP briefed the cops and also interacted with passengers. The belongings of passengers waiting for trains were also checked.

The vehicles parked on the premises were scanned and their ownerships were verified through the Vahan application. The police teams checked the IDs of those found roaming at the railway platforms without any reasons.

She pointed out that all the police officials were keeping a close eye in crowded areas, hotels, guest houses, inns and PGs, and on those who were released on bail recently.

The Police Commissioner said the police have put up 24 hours shifting nakas and 64 permanent checkpoints while night domination operations were being carried out daily. He said vehicles entering the city were being checked thoroughly.

He said more teams of Quick Response Teams, SWAT and PCT vehicles were being deployed with modern gadgets and weapons in sensitive areas.

Meanwhile, the police have diverted traffic going towards Guru Nanak Stadium and Gandhi Ground for the district-level Independence Day celebrations.