Punjab police stations under security cover after 8 blasts, encounter deaths

Police increasing height of walls, sentry posts

- HARPREET BAJWA @ Chandigarh

IN the wake of eight blasts at various police stations, police posts and check posts last month, the Punjab Police is tightening security around its establishments in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, sources said on Tuesday.

Sources said the police are increasing the height of the walls and restructuring them, setting up sentry posts, and installing nets on rooftops and boundary walls to block grenades and other explosive devices. An iron gate has been set up in Amritsar's Jandiala Guru police station. Modifications are being made at Gharinda police station in Amritsar and Kambo.