Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 28: Claiming that there is no difficulty for militants to cross the Indo-Pak border overnight to carry out attacks here, a senior police officer today asked security personnel to remain alert to foil the designs of militants.
“Jammu city is close to the border. There is no difficulty (for militants ) in overnight crossing (to this side of the border) and engineering attacks here,” Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Dr Shesh Pal Vaid told reporters at Jammu Railway Station after reviewing security arrangements at the Railway Station and Lakhanpur-Udhampur railway track this evening.
“Everybody should be alert. Whether it is railway station or interior area of the city like Ragunath temple, which was attacked earlier,” Dr Vaid said.
The ADGP said, “Not only security personnel but every citizen should also be alert and inform the police in case of any suspected person.”
Asking for high degree of vigilance along railway lines in Jammu, he said, “At some places railway line is just five to six kms from the International Border. Policemen should remain alert in these areas.”
Though there are problems of accommodation, posts and other facilities along the railway tracks, he said “we have taken up the issue with the Union Home Secretary to improve security infrastructure on these areas.”
Earlier, Dr Vaid reviewed security situation at Jammu Railway Station along with senior officers of police, Army, BSF, CRPF, GRP and Railways Police.
He called for enhanced alertness at the railway station and the track and increase coordination among security agencies to thwart the possibility of any militant strike.
IGP Railways Dr Kamal Saini, DIG CID Surinder Gupta, DIG Railways AK Atri, SSP Railways Jammu Shiv Kumar Sharma and SP City (South) Rahul Malik among others were present on the occasion.
The SSP Railways Jammu gave a detailed briefing on security scenario to the senior police officers and listed the steps being taken for safety and security of thousands of passengers arriving daily at Jammu Railway Station.
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