Security up in Jammu ahead of I-Day, border grid on high alert

Security was intensified across the Jammu region on Thursday with increased checking, patrolling and area domination ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said.

A multi-tier security grid of the Army, BSF and Jammu and Kashmir Police has been kept on high vigilance along the Line of Control and International Border to foil any nefarious designs from across the border, they said.

Quick Response Teams (QRTs) of the J-K Police have been deployed in Jammu city, they said, adding that checking and frisking have been intensified at entry and exit points in every district and on important roads.

Deployment of police and central paramilitary forces along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and Jammu-Pathankot Highway have also been strengthened, the officials said.

Security has been beefed up in all the 10 districts of the Jammu region, with more focus on area domination and deployments in militancy-infested districts of Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Doda, Udhampur, and Kathua, they said.

The main Independence Day in Jammu function will be held at Maulana Azad Stadium, where Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary will unfurl the Tricolour and take the salute.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will preside over the Independence Day main function to be held at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.

Special arrangements have been put in place around the venue of the main function, they said.

Additional Superintendent of Police Udhampur Sandeep Bhat said, “In view of the Independence Day celebrations tomorrow, we have implemented strict security measures across the district, from national highways to hilly areas like Basantgarh and Latti.”