"Yesterday, there was heavy (Pak) firing in Arnia belt (along Indo-Pak border in Jammu sector). It was reported that a group of five armed persons was slighted (along Indo-Pak border)", IGP Jammu Dilbagh Singh told reporters here today.
"If such an attempt to push in an armed militants group from across to this side to trigger the act of militancy is successful, it will be dangerous," he said.
IGP was replying to questions about security on independence day in view of the detection of tunnel.
"We will take strongest security measures to ensure incident-free and smooth I-day passage," he said.
"August 15 period is very sensitive...Some days back a tunnel from Pakistan was detected in Samba, which is serious issue for security...It is a big tunnel," he said.
Keeping in view all these aspects we have reviewed the security in Jammu city and other places and sanitised the officers in this regard, he said.
Singh said security along the bordering belts has been tightened.
"We are alert and security along the border and within the Jammu city has been put in place with additional deployment," he said.
"All the entry and exit points along the border have been equipped with additional deployment of force while special check points have also been raised to monitor suspicious movement of vehicles," he said.
Singh said 'damaged' closed circuit cameras are also being repaired to maintain surveillance in the region.
