An alert has been sounded and security strengthened across Uttarakhand in the wake of the terror attack on an air force base in Pathankot. As Uttarakhand is ready to welcome pilgrims of Ardh Kumbh so they are not leaving any stone unturned.
A senior police officer said that following high alert sounded by the Central government, the district police heads have decided to step up security. PAC jawans have been given to each district as per their demand, he said, adding that PAC jawans along with district police would be posted at busy roads, religious sites and other important places in several districts like Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital.
The police officers in the mountainous districts have also been directed to adequately deploy police forces at important places to stave off untoward incident.
The district police officers have been directed to intensify patrolling at railway stations, platforms, railway tracks, bus stands, dharamshalas, dhabas and other places. This aside, the intelligence officials have been put on high alert and they have also been directed to be vigilant on social networking sites, he added.
IG (Kumbh) GS Martolia said that Ardh Kumbh Mela has started and police are on maximum alert to stave off terror or other threats. Additional forces have been deputed in sensitive places to avoid untoward incident in the Mela area.
Dehradun SP City Ajay Singh said that following the direction of senior police officer, security in the state capital has been tightened with the deployment of additional forces at market areas and other important places. The police station officers have been directed to intensify patrolling especially outskirts areas and the sensitive areas.