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1. www.indianexpress.com/news/fresh-terror-threat-to-vaishnodevi-crpf/575054/

Fresh terror threat to Vaishnodevi: CRPF

Posted: Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010 at 1717 hrs

Jammu:



There is a threat to the cave shrine of Vaishnodevi from militants: Special DG (CRPF)



The cave shrine of Vaishnodevi, one of the most revered places of worship visited by about eight million pilgrims each year, faced a fresh terror threat and security has been beefed up.



Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) Special Director General N K Tripathi on Tuesday warned of the threat to the hill shrine, about 61 kms from here, saying it is on the radar of militants.



"There is a threat to the cave shrine of Vaishnodevi from militants. We have received inputs that militants want to do some mischief," he told reporters.



"Elaborate security measures are in place as per the threat perception. There is no laxity on part of the CRPF," he said, adding "the shrine is secured and safe, so pilgrims need not fear. They can undertake pilgrimage as CRPF is there for their security".



CRPF jawans have been put on high level of alert and are already keeping a hawk's vigil from the days in the run up to Republic Day on January 26 in Trikuta hills, the abode of the holy shrine, Tripathi said.

2. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terrorists-may-strike-Vaishnodevi-says-CRPF/articleshow/5531482.cms

Terrorists may strike Vaishnodevi, says CRPF

PTI, 3 February 2010, 04:52pm IST

JAMMU: The cave shrine of Vaishnodevi, one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in the country, is on the radar of

militants, a senior official said on Wednesday.



"There is a threat to the cave shrine of Vaishnodevi from militants. We have received inputs that militants want to do some mischief," Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) N K Tripathi told reporters here.



"Elaborate security measures are in place as per the threat perception. There is no laxity on part of the CRPF," he said.



Jawans have been put on high level of vigilance and they started patrolling well before January 26 in Trikuta hills, the abode of cave shrine, Tripathi said, adding "the shrine is secured and safe so pilgrims should not fear. They can undertake pilgrimage as CRPF is there for their security".



To a question, he said CRPF is main security agency providing security cover to the shrine and a full 6th battalion is guarding it. There is always a change in the strategy as per threat perception from time to time.



"I had visited the shrine for security review after the threat inputs. There is frisking of pilgrims, round the clock patrolling, check points, nakas and electronic surveillance at the shrine and around it," he said.

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