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| Security to be upgraded on Jammu-Srinagar highway to ensure safety of security personnel | | |
A study group has been set up for
suggesting measures for upgrading the security of the 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar highway which of later has witnessed series of attacks on the security convoys. Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh has said a study group has been set up to suggest measures to strengthen security along the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar highway, following the Pulwama suicide attack. Besides the Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed there were to other bids for targeting the security convoys. But the police foiled these attacks by killing of two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants.
The police have constituted a study group which will be surveying the highway within next two days and suggest measures for further strengthening the security mechanism on the vital road," Singh has stated.. Sharing details about the arrest of Owais Amin, a resident of Shopian district of south Kashmir, who allegedly made an abortive attempt to target a Jammu-bound CRPF convoy near Banihal in Ramban district on Saturday, Singh said Pakistani hand behind the unsuccessful attack cannot be ruled out. Amin was arrested within 36 hours of the incident by a joint team of police and the Army near Jawahar Tunnel when he was trying to flee. Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only all-weather road that links Kashmir with rest of the country and witnesses heavy traffic movement, including vehicles of security forces moving in and out of the valley, on daily basis.
The Government is always concerned with the security of the commuters including the convoys. Soon after this incident happened, we luckily got timely clues and with coordinated efforts with other security forces and Army were able to nab the culprit," Singh said.
The arrested militant was produced before media persons but the police chief did not shared much details especially about his disclosures during interrogation.
The security forces exercising all alert and all security measures have been taken to maintain peace and foil terrorist attacks, The SOPs are being implemented to the best possible extent but there are certain grey areas which the police need to look into Airlifting of all security personnel was not possible because of the limited number of seats. Many personnel are availing the facility Terming the arrest of Owais a "major success", the officer said he has given some leads and police are focusing on various aspects including the persons behind this attack, where the IEDs were fabricated inside the car. He said the trigger mechanism for detonating the bomb was not perfect leading to a minor explosion in the car, while the secondary blast could not happen. |
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