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Jammu On High Alert Ahead Of Navratri With Strict Security
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News18•05-10-2026, 14:59
Jammu On High Alert Ahead Of Navratri With Strict Security
- •Security has been intensified across Jammu ahead of the Navratri festival, focusing on religious sites, historic temples, and sensitive locations.
- •The heightened measures follow reports of suspicious movement in several districts of the Jammu division over the past 24 hours.
- •The Special Operations Group and paramilitary forces have established surprise checkpoints, conducting thorough vehicle and individual checks on the city's outskirts.
- •Extra security personnel are deployed outside major temples to ensure the safety of thousands of expected pilgrims traveling to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
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Security was stepped up following reports of suspicious movement from several districts of the Jammu division over the preceding 24 hours.
The police's Special Operations Group (SOG) set up surprise checkpoints to subject vehicles and individuals to checks.
Security personnel have been deployed outside major and historic temples as well as other sensitive religious locations.
