Ahead of Independence Day, the security in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh has been beefed up. Checking of the vehicles is being conducted, with flag marches being held at various places, the officials stated on Wednesday.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is set to unfurl the Tricolour at a function in Jalandhar while his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini will hoist it in Kurukshetra.
They said a thick security blanket has been thrown around the venues where governors, chief ministers, and ministers will unfurl the national flag on Independence Day.
Adequate forces have been deployed in different districts.
Police personnel checked vehicles at many places, including the Mohali-Chandigarh border.
Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force on Wednesday arrested five people from Rajpura who were wanted in several cases of heinous crimes, the officials said.
Five weapons were recovered from the arrested accused, they said.
Police conducted a flag march in Pathankot and conducted search operations on abandoned buildings.
Pathankot Superintendent of Police Gurbaj Singh said police launched a special operation under which searches were conducted at dilapidated buildings in the district and adjacent areas.
He appealed to the residents not to pay attention to any kind of rumours and to immediately inform the police if they found anything suspicious.
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