A day after RDX recovery, police tighten security in Jalandhar

Jalandhar: A day after tiffin bomb box containing over 2 kg of RDX explosive found in Amritsar, Commissionerate Police have tightened the security and on Tuesday launched an intensive checking drive at all prominent places to ensure foolproof security cover in the city.
The police officials are on their toes considering the security of inhabitants ahead of the Independence Day event on August 15.
Commissionerate Police were making concerted efforts to maintain law and order situation at any cost, said Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar adding that the anti-sabotage team, special operation group, district police and GRP Police jointly inspected vulnerable places including the railway station.
The teams also covered some of the government offices, market places, and religious places with higher footfall including passport officer, court complex, Devi Talab Mandir, Rainik Bazaar, Dilkusha market, Bus Stand, followed by special checking at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, where district-level Independence Day event was going to be organized on August 15, 2021.
During the checking in public places, the officials also sensitized people and shopkeepers to remain vigil of any kind of suspicious activities and inform police immediately if they found anything unusual.
The police teams also urged people to stay away from unclaimed articles and share such information with the police department so that such items could be screened at the earliest as appealed by the Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Monday.
Punjab police on Monday had recovered a Tiffin Box fabricated into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or Tiffin Bomb along with five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9mm pistol recovered from village Daleke, Lopoke in Amritsar.