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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: The holy cave shrine of Shri Vaishno Devi, one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in the country, is on the radar of militants, a senior official said today.
"There is a threat to the cave shrine of Shri Vaishno Devi from militants. We have received inputs that militants want to do some mischief," Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) N K Tripathi told reporters here.
"Elaborate security measures are in place as per the threat perception. There is no laxity on part of the CRPF," he said.
Jawans have been put on high level of vigilance and they started patrolling well before January 26 in Trikuta hills, the abode of cave shrine, Tripathi said, adding "the shrine is secured and safe so pilgrims should not fear. They can undertake pilgrimage as CRPF is there for their security".
Shri Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has asked Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, who is also the Board’s chairman, that no pilgrim be registered without being photographed and fingerprinted.
The Board has sought permission to install biometric scanning system at the registration counters. “This is to avoid fake registrations. Anyone can fake their identity at the moment, but once we have the fingerprints and photographs with us, that won’t be possible,” said Dr M K Bhandari, Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
“The move is part of a broader plan to improve security at the shrine. We have already installed 18 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the shrine complex, and we will put up another 22-25. Cameras will be set up at guest houses too. Besides upgrading security, they will improve our administrative functioning,” Bhandari said. The upgrade comes in the wake of an alert to the Shrine Board saying the shrine was under increased terrorist threat.
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