Following Friday attack on CRPF personnel in Srinagar, security has been beefed up across the city. The attack left six CRPF troopers injued.
Reports said the measures have been taken to prevent such attacks in future. Frisking of pedestrians and vehicles has been intensified in the city. Security personnel were seen checking vehicles and identity cards of the people in Budshah Chowk and elsewhere in the city, reports add3d.
A senior police official said a multi-tier security arrangement has been activated in some very important installations.
Troops guarding the army camps, military stations and other formations have been put on high alert and ordered to be on round the clock vigilance, sources said , adding the BSF and CRPF authorities have also increased the security level in and around their installations, particularly in the camps.
The state police has also directed police stations and other formations in border belts to remain alert, they said.
They have directed policemen to set up more checkpoints on probable infiltration routes in Jammu region and intensify night patrolling, they said
It is in place to mention here that security forces have built makeshift bunkers at various localities following revocation of Article 35 A and Article 370 of the Indian constitution that conferred special status on the state.
The officials said some of these bunkers have also been strengthened in view of the threats posed by militant outfits.
There have been intelligence reports that militants were roaming freely in some parts of the city as well as rest of the Kashmir valley.
The new bunkers, which have been erected at vantage points, will also help in checking entry and exit from the city, they said.