Jammu, July 23: Security along the Amarnath Yatra route from Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and on hills overlooking the route has been increased following reports of militant movement in the areas. "The Core Group on Amarnath Yatra Security (CGAS) upgraded security network of Amarnath Yatra amid intelligence reports about the movement of militants in hill features enroute to the cave shrine," DIG (South Kashmir) M A Anjum told today.

Anjum, who is chief coordinator of the group, said "additional domination" of all hill features on the 46-km Pahalgam-Amarnath route had been ensured and all "gaps" in the features, particularly in Sheshnag and Panjtarni, plugged with the deployment of paramilitary forces. Besides, 'nucleus groups' of security forces and quick reaction teams had also been deployed at all sensitive places where reports of movement of militants had come from, he said.

One more tier of security had been added to the two-tier setup around Pahalgam and the cave shrine, Anjum said.

"Frisking and checking have been intensified along cave shrine route, base camps as well as Jammu-Srinagar national highway to ensure incident free Yatra," he said. Bureau Report