After the recovery of a bomb and a threat letter warning ofretaliatory strikes to avenge leT commander Abu Dujana’s killing in Kashmir from a train in Amethi on Thursday and regular Intelligence inputs on probable subversive action, DGP Sulkhan Singh sounded an ‘alert’ across the state particularly on the Indo-Nepal border. The step is aimed at ensuring peaceful celebration of Independence Day and other festivals next week.
All districts have been alerted while security at public places, including bus and railway stations, airports, malls and other market places have been strengthened. Special security have been made in sensitive religious places like Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mathura besides in communally sensitive Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh, Kanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad and Azamgarh districts.
DGP Sulkhan Singh isntructed district chiefs to take precautionary measures during Independence Day and Shree Krishna Janamastami celebrations. He directed that all venues of celebration be priovided with adequate security cover and anti-sabotage drill be carried out to avert any untoward incident.
Singh directed tht necessary security measures be taken at airports and railway stations. He also said that no armed man be allowed to come near VVIPs and to keeep a tab on unmanned flying objects. The top cop directed cops of Intelligence agencies to remain on their toes and share all vital inputs with senior officials so that timely and necessary steps could be taken. Singh said that cops in Railway police in coordination with local police should carry out checking of all tracks on a regular basis, abandoned objects be checked and suspicious persons be grilled for which they could take help of ATS and STF personnel.
Meanwhile, sources in Shashatra Seema Bal (SSB) confirmed that the 550 kilometre Indo-Nepal border was under high alert in view of the possibility of sneaking of terrorists through the porous border. Sources said that the entire international border in UP has been sealed and people crossing over were being strictly checked for the past few days. All activities on the border were being recorded through CCTV cameras and sniffer dogs have been engaged to track explosives. Security personnel were manning the main roads and other places through which people can cross the border.