Security stepped up at Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu city after Red Fort blast

Senior police officers also conducted security checks in Katra town, which is currently receiving nearly 15,000 to 20,000 pilgrims daily.

Meanwhile, security has also been stepped up in Jammu city and its surrounding areas, as the winter capital city has witnessed various terror attacks in the past.

Shiv Kumar Sharma, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jammu, Samba and Kathua Range), inspected the security measures in Jammu city Monday night.

Meanwhile, police and security forces continued their search operations in various parts of the Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley regions as part of their continued drive to dismantle the terror network across Jammu. The antecedents of suspected individuals are being checked as part of the drive, they added.

Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were dismissed from service in Kathua district Sunday for alleged terror links. Identified as Abdul Latief and Mohammad Abbas, sources said Latief was in jail in the Doda district for allegedly providing logistics to terrorists.

Abbas, too, had several FIRs registered against him for assisting terrorists, they added.