The Northern Railway on Thursday conducted a special drive at the Jammu railway station as part of enhanced security measures, officials said.The move comes in the wake of a high-intensity blast in a slow-moving car near the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening, killing 13 people.
This drive was conducted under the supervision of the Railway Protection Force, Government Railway Police, dog squad, and officials from the Commercial Department. As part of this security drive, Jammu Railway Station and the surrounding railway premises were thoroughly checked.
“Special security drives are conducted periodically at various railway stations in the Jammu division of Northern Railway to ensure passenger safety,” Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Division, Uchit Singhal said.The special security drive was carried out by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), dog squad, and officials from the commercial department, he added.
The Jammu station and the surrounding railway premises were thoroughly checked, Singhal said.“Passenger luggage, platforms, and arriving and departing trains were checked using metal detectors and dog squads. The waiting room, reservation counters, booking office, and parcel office were specially inspected,” he added.
Passengers were informed about security precautions during the drive. “The primary objective of this special security operation is to ensure normal rail traffic at the station without causing inconvenience to passengers,” Singhal said.He added that officials have instructed railway staff at the Jammu station to exercise special caution while on duty.
“Passengers are urged to remain vigilant during their journey and not to touch any suspicious object, and immediately inform security personnel or contact railway helpline numbers 139 and 182,” he said.Even as security remains a priority task in and around Jammu Railway station and such steps of dog squad surprise checks have been happening in the past, but it has been stepped at multiple levels in view of Delhi blast few days back and the intel inputs that terror modules were plotting to target crowded places across the country.
Since Jammu Railway station remains heavily occupied with routine passenger rush and those of pilgrims, thousands of them per day, security and enhanced vigil of both RPG as well as J&K Police assumes significance.
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