Punjab: Pathankot Police ramp up security ahead of Independence Day
Pathankot (Punjab), August 10: The Punjab Police have increased security in the Pathankot region ahead of India's 75th Independence Day.
Harkamalpreet Singh, Senior Superintendent of Pathankot Police, stated that the department has beefed up security and is now fully prepared to ensure the district's safety.
"We have geared up for security. Since Pathankot is a border district, which shares its International Border with Pakistan and state borders with J-K and Himachal Pradesh, we are fully prepared for Independence Day," Singh stated.
He also added that operations in the city's border areas were underway and that they had called a meeting with the hotels.
"We have asked Hotels to nudge us if they find anything suspicious in the traffic, our teams are active round-the-clock," he further said.
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The police have also urged the public to report anything that does not appear normal to them and avoid believing rumours.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing approximately 25 to 30 kilograms near the Tahab Crossing on Circular road in Pulwama.
A day before that, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a terrorist with Islamic State (ISIS) links from Mubarakpur in Azamgarh, who was planning an IED blast on Independence Day.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police have tightened security measures in preparation for Independence Day.
"We start with the preparation for Independence Day right after Republic Day on January 26. For the past two months, we have devised stricter arrangements as we are doing door-to-door verification for tenants, guest house, and cyber cafes, such that no person or place is left unverified," Sagar Singh Kalsi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) said.
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-PTC News
