Unprecedented security for Amarnath Yatra, Massive searches carried out along IB ahead of yatra

Unprecedented security for Amarnath Yatra, Massive searches carried out along IB ahead of yatra

The J&K Police would gradually replace the Army in counter-insurgency operations and safeguard the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border with Pakistan, in Jammu and Kashmir, said a senior Army officer on Saturday. The Army has been rejigging and rebalancing the troops to make the overall deterrent posture against China and Pakistan more robust. “Gradually, they (police) are shaping up into realising this particular aspect of the security. We want this,” the Army officer, who didn’t wish to be named, said. On Amarnath Yatra, he said security forces had…

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