Strict security arrangements have been put in place ahead of January 26 here.
Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength at Maulana Azad Stadium, the main venue of the Republic Day celebrations in Jammu.
According to KNS with almost eight days left for the Republic Day celebrations, security grid has been increased in the city with additional deployment of troops and raised checkpoints at all the sensitive locations.
We do not want to leave any loophole in context with the security, so the personnel have been directed to maintain vigil and tighten security within the city especially around the venue of Republic Day celebrations, a senior police official told KNS.
Sources said that the though the police in assistance with other agencies have tightened the security within the city and the peripheries, in view of threats of infiltrations from across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB), the Army and Border Security Force, has also tightened the vigil along the borders and beefed up the security.
The police in Jammu has raised the Special check points at various locations and no vehicle particularly the commercials, are being allowed to move without frisking.
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