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Frisking intensified ahead of polls 11/20/2014 12:19:34 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19 : Ahead of polls in two districts of Kashmir valley, random and late night checking has been intensified in the conflict-torn region, witnesses and officials said on Wednesday. Ganderbal and Bandipora districts go to polls in the first phase on 25 November. In the first phase of polling, voting will be held in 15 Assembly segments spread across seven districts of Bandipora, Ganderbal, in Kashmir Valley, Kargil, Leh of Ladakh region, Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban of Jammu region. Of these 15 Assembly seats going to polls in the first phase, Congress and National Conference had bagged seven seats each while PDP had won one seat in 2008 Assembly polls. Sources said that security has been tightened in entire Kashmir to foil any attempt to disrupt the poling. Large numbers of police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength at all the sensitive areas in valley. Eyewitnesses reported late night and random frisking of pedestrians and checking of vehicles in Ganderbal, Bandipora and other areas of the North Kashmir on Wednesday. Police said these are "security measures" taken in view of the poling. In Bandipora, police were seen frisking vehicles and commuters. Policemen were also checking documents of bikers and light motor vehicles. "At several places we were ordered to get down from our vehicle. The policemen asked for identity cards," said Waseem, a school teacher, who travelled from Bandipora to Ganderbal. "We are fully prepared to foil any design of miscreants to disturb the polling. We are ready for holding polls without any disturbance," Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir A G Mir said. Almost all resistance groups have called for a boycott of voting and most of the dissent leaders have either been jailed or put under house arrest.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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