Kulgam Police have ramped up security checks at the Navyug Tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway as Union Home Minister Amit Shah begins his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir today .
The intensified frisking and vehicle inspections focus on the Qazigund stretch, including thorough checks of vehicles, passengers, and luggage. This is part of standard high-level protocols to ensure smooth and safe movement along this key route. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Officials say the measures are being overseen by Additional Superintendent of Police (NHW) Qazigund Mumtaz Ali Bhatti, with senior officers like the SDPO and SHO Qazigund directly involved on the ground. Extra manpower has been deployed, and modern tools such as wall radar systems and thermal detection equipment are now active around the tunnel area for better real-time monitoring.
The step-up comes ahead of Amit Shah’s packed schedule, which includes arriving in Jammu this evening for meetings with political leaders at Lok Bhawan, followed by a high-level security review. He is expected to assess the overall situation in the Union Territory, visit border areas, and later travel to Srinagar to inaugurate development projects before wrapping up on February 7.
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