Multi-pronged strategy devised to counter attacks in Srinagar

Security forces on high alert in Srinagar City on Saturday. -Excelsior/Shakeel
Security forces on high alert in Srinagar City on Saturday. -Excelsior/Shakeel

IGP takes security review after militant strikes

Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Feb 20: After a series of attacks in Srinagar by militants, security agencies today devised a multi-pronged strategy to prevent such attacks in the summer capital ahead of tourist season.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar chaired a detailed security review meeting at Police Control Room today in view of recent militant attacks in the city.
The focus of the security meeting was to discuss the measures to counter such militant attacks in Srinagar.
The officers presented an overview of the steps initiated by them in their areas to counter such attacks and other challenges faced at the ground level.
The IGP urged upon the officers that it is of crucial importance to enhance security surveillance of all vital establishments and locations besides to take care of vulnerable persons to thwart the nefarious designs of militants in the city. He also urged upon them to take all necessary measures for ensuring a peaceful atmosphere in the Srinagar City.
He stressed on the officers to strengthen the general security grid and ensure better synergy and coordination among themselves and other sister agencies working at the ground level, so that militants and anti-national elements do not get any chance to disturb the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the city.
He stressed for round the clock checkpoints at strategic locations, surprise checkpoints, surprise and limited cordon and search operations in crowded places, placing cut-off points on exit routes immediately after such an incident and dominating from high reaches and use of drones to check the movement of elements inimical to peace.
He asked the Zonal SPs to keep a close watch on anti-national, anti-social elements, besides take stringent action against such elements including trouble makers and rumour mongers.
He emphasized upon them that they have to be more vigilant and proactive on ground to ensure a peaceful atmosphere in Srinagar.
Kumar instructed officers to enhance surveillance and conduct anti-militancy operations in their areas and take all proactive steps for maintaining peace and stability in the city.
The IGP emphasized upon the officers to keep strict surveillance over the militant associates and take all necessary measures under law against them.
Kumar was briefed about the detailed security measures put in place to counter such attacks and for the maintenance of peace and security particularly for tourists as it is expected that a large number of tourists will visit the Valley in the summer.
The meeting was attended by IG CRPF Srinagar Operations Sector Charu Sinha, DIG CKR Amit Kumar, DIG CRPF North Srinagar, DIG CRPF South Srinagar, DIG SSB, all Zonal SPs of District Srinagar and all Srinagar based Commandants of CRPF and SSB.