Security at Army bases up in Uri after intel alert

New Delhi, September 24

Following fresh intelligence inputs that terrorists may hit Army bases and government buildings in Uri and adjoining areas, the security arrangements of such establishments have been scaled up and officials have been asked to remain on high alert.

Sources, quoting the fresh intelligence input, said ultras can target the Army bases, posts or government buildings in this sector or in the adjoining areas. They also said that Army officials have been asked to remain on high alert and also strengthen the peripheral security besides ensuring adequate number of sentries on the watchtowers.

Similar arrangements have to be made for the important government buildings too.

On September 18, security agencies had sounded alert that six terrorists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir had sneaked into Uri with a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

According to officials, despite a combing operations in the Uri sector for three days, security personnel couldn’t trace the terrorists.

The administration had suspended the mobile Internet for three days so that these ultras could not contact their local handlers and restrictions on the movement of the residents were also made, but nothing has come up so far, sources said.

It is now believed that they might have the support of local handlers who may have arranged a safe place to hide in for a while. — IANS