Multi-level security measures have been put in place ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah‘s public rally in Rajouri on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. Security forces conducted cordon and search operations at several places here on Monday, they said. Joint teams of army, police and paramilitary forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Chechra, Seeran and Dassal Jattan forest and conducted a thorough search of the area for any suspicious movement, officials said.
They said the CASO is part of the heightened security measures that have been put in place in the border district ahead of the high-profile visit. Several CASOs have been conducted in the district, which also has round-the-clock patrolling to dominate the area, in the past few days, officials said, adding that a similar search operation was conducted around the home minister’s meeting place and the entire area was disinfected.
Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in Rajouri city on Tuesday. All intelligence agencies are maintaining the highest level of alert and the police and paramilitary forces are taking utmost care of security arrangements in their areas of jurisdiction, a security official said. He said a multi-level security cover has been put in place around the venue and heavy deployment of police, paramilitary and intelligence teams has been made.
Meanwhile, the venue of the rally has been sealed off by security forces and only people with special passes are allowed to enter it, officials said, adding that the army has increased its vigilance across the region, especially in Rajouri town and border areas. All units of the Army in Rajouri, both Ace of Spades Division and Romeo Force, have heightened vigilance with the deployment of several rapid response teams and mobile check posts as part of the security plan, officials said. They said that the Army’s Ace of Spades Artillery Brigade, which is looking after the security of Rajouri city, is actively taking all security measures and several teams of the Army have also been deployed around the venue of the Home Minister’s rally.
