Security up in Ludhiana ahead of I-Day

Ludhiana, August 11

Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, the Ludhiana police increased checking of vehicles in the city. Senior police officials are also accompanying police personnel at nakas to supervise the drive.

Joint Commissioner of Police (City) Deepak Pareek said SHOs of all police stations had been told to stay alert and keep a tab over anti-social elements in their areas.

“The SHOs are installing nakas and conducting checking of vehicles. Suspicious persons are also being questioned. The police force will ensure safe celebrations of Independence Day in the city,” he said.

The JCP (City) said teams of dog squad and bomb squad have also been conducting checkings at public places such as bus stand, railway station and crowded places.

He said PCR vehicles were also conducting 24x7 patrolling in the city to ensure safety of residents.

Pareek said police personnel in civvies would also conduct foot and vehicle patrolling to identify miscreants. The police also advised residents to inform the police if they notice anything suspicious.

Sources said the police also increased security at RSS shakhas to ensure that no untoward incident takes place in the city. Earlier, some armed miscreants had opened fire outside RSS shakhas and even a RSS leader was killed in Kailash Nagar. —TNS