Chhibber briefed on UT security review

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 8: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Lt Gen B. K. N. Chhibber retd today reviewed the internal security situation i...

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 8: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Lt Gen B. K. N. Chhibber retd today reviewed the internal security situation in the city in view of the developments at Kargil.

The meeting follows a conference held by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the Kargil situation at New Delhi last weekend. Inspector General of Police S. K. Singh and UT Home Secretary N. K. Jain represented the city in that meeting. At a high-level meeting held at Punjab Raj Bhawan today, Chhibber stressed the need to strengthen the intelligence network to pre-empt any violent incident in the city.

Besides Chhibber, the meeting was attended by Advisor to the UT Administrator Vineeta Rai, UT Inspector General of Police S. K. Singh, UT Home secretary N. K. Jain, Deputy Commissioner M. Ramasekhar and Senior Superintendent of Police C. S. R. Reddy.

Chhibber emphasised the need to involve people in general policing which would make the task of policing easier.

While IGP S. K. Singh briefed the gathering on the UT8217;s law and order situation, Ramasekhar outlined Civil Defence preparations, sources said. Chhibber also heard steps taken by the city police in view of the developments at Kargil.

According to police officials the city police have taken steps on three fronts: police stations, operations and security wing.

Police stations beat staff have been asked to keep a vigil at religious places, public call offices, check out new tenants and places of night-stay. They have also been told to instruct citizens to alert police in case they spot a suspicious person or object.

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On the operations front, the police will cordon and search suspected places. They will also keep those with terrorist record under surveillance and check documents of the vehicles entering the city. Special teams have been deputed at the railway station and Inter-State Bus Terminus.

Police will also monitor security of vital installation such as the telephone exchange, water tanks, important industrial units and the Air Force area. Besides, VIP security has been beefed up.