Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit
24 Oct 2014 4:42 AM IST
Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength and are conducting random checking of vehicles at dozens of places in the city and elsewhere, a senior police officer said.
Special checking points have been set up at various places in the city including entry and exit points as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
The move was aimed at foiling any attempt by militants to strike in the city ahead or during the Prime Minister’s visit, he said.
The Prime Minister on Tuesday said that he would spend Diwali, the festival of lights, in flood-hit Srinagar.
‘Will be in Srinagar on Diwali, 23d October & will spend the day with our sisters & brothers affected by the unfortunate floods,’ Modi tweeted on Tuesday.
This will be his fourth visit to Jammu and Kashmir since taking charge as Prime Minister in May.
Special checking points have been set up at various places in the city including entry and exit points as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
The move was aimed at foiling any attempt by militants to strike in the city ahead or during the Prime Minister’s visit, he said.
The Prime Minister on Tuesday said that he would spend Diwali, the festival of lights, in flood-hit Srinagar.
‘Will be in Srinagar on Diwali, 23d October & will spend the day with our sisters & brothers affected by the unfortunate floods,’ Modi tweeted on Tuesday.
This will be his fourth visit to Jammu and Kashmir since taking charge as Prime Minister in May.
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