High alert has been issued in the State following the fresh tension that the recent terror attack in Baramulla has unleashed. This aside, security is being tightened to ensure peaceful celebration of the Hindu and the Muslim festivals drawing near.
State IG (law and order) Deepam Seth said that the district police heads have been directed to step up security in view of the approaching festivities culminating in Deepawali. "We are leaving nothing to chance as large crowd is expected to throng markets, railways stations, bus stations and other places. Police presently are focused on ensuring a peaceful Durga Puja due to start in a few days," he said.
He further said that high alert has been issued by the Central Government to the State. Accordingly, the district police have been given necessary instructions to take measures to spruce up security at various places that draws crowds aside from the important Government establishments and places of strategic importance, he said.
Moreover, an instruction has been issued to intensify vigil in the districts of Uttarakhand bordering China. Jawans of SSB, ITBP, other Central security agencies and those from Uttarakhand police have been asked to intensify vigil along with Indo-China border.
The district police heads have been directed to do intensive patrolling along the strategically sensitive areas. They have also been directed to step up security with the deployment of forces at Central Government institutions, market areas, religious places and other important places in their respective districts.
Police are alert in Cantt and Clement Town area, Dehradun. A Cantt station-based police officer said, "We are conducting vehicle checking drives along with keeping full vigil at the important places."