India tightens security ahead of Diwali festival
Decade: 2010
India tightened security in public places on Saturday (October 29) on the eve of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali.
Police officers, including armed officers, were deployed at railway stations and at busy markets, where shoppers faced additional searches.
The move came as intelligence reports warned of a militant attack during a time of heightened tension with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region.
India and Pakistan traded accusations that each had killed civilians in cross-border shelling on Friday (October 28), as relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to fester over Kashmir.
Three civilians, including a young girl, were killed as Indian troops shelled...
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India tightened security in public places on Saturday (October 29) on the eve of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali.
Police officers, including armed officers, were deployed at railway stations and at busy markets, where shoppers faced additional searches.
The move came as intelligence reports warned of a militant attack during a time of heightened tension with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region.
India and Pakistan traded accusations that each had killed civilians in cross-border shelling on Friday (October 28), as relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to fester over Kashmir.
Three civilians, including a young girl, were killed as Indian troops shelled villages along the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Friday, a Pakistani official said. Indian officials, meanwhile, said two civilians died when Pakistani shells hit India's side of the contested border.
In addition, a statement released by the Indian army on Friday evening said that militants at the Line of Control de facto border between the two countries mutilated the body of an Indian soldier they'd killed before crossing back into Pakistan.
The reports of bloodshed came just a day after New Delhi and Islamabad announced on Thursday that each is expelling a diplomat from the other country. India accused the Pakistani diplomat of running a spy ring and Pakistan cited "deep concern" about the activities of the Indian diplomat.
Shelling by both sides in the divided and disputed Himalayan regions has been going on since gunmen killed 19 Indian soldiers in September at an army camp in Kashmir, an attack India blamed on Pakistan-based militants. SOUNDBITE In Hindi - POLICE OFFICER, RAJENDRA GAUTAM, SAYING:
"We have set up several platforms to keep vigil on people who are entering and leaving the market. We have also installed metal detector doors to properly check people. We are questioning any suspicious person we find. We have restricted the entry of vehicles in the market."
SHOP CUSTOMER, GAURAV SURI, SAYING:
"They are doing their duty diligently. They are present at every place. They are providing us the best security."
- Title: India tightens security ahead of Diwali festival
- Date: 11th August 2023
- Summary: India tightened security in public places on Saturday (October 29) on the eve of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. Police officers, including armed officers, were deployed at railway stations and at busy markets, where shoppers faced additional searches. The move came as intelligence reports warned of a militant attack during a time of heightened tension with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region. India and Pakistan traded accusations that each had killed civilians in cross-border shelling on Friday (October 28), as relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to fester over Kashmir. Three civilians, including a young girl, were killed as Indian troops shelled villages along the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Friday, a Pakistani official said. Indian officials, meanwhile, said two civilians died when Pakistani shells hit India's side of the contested border. In addition, a statement released by the Indian army on Friday evening said that militants at the Line of Control de facto border between the two countries mutilated the body of an Indian soldier they'd killed before crossing back into Pakistan. The reports of bloodshed came just a day after New Delhi and Islamabad announced on Thursday that each is expelling a diplomat from the other country. India accused the Pakistani diplomat of running a spy ring and Pakistan cited "deep concern" about the activities of the Indian diplomat. Shelling by both sides in the divided and disputed Himalayan regions has been going on since gunmen killed 19 Indian soldiers in September at an army camp in Kashmir, an attack India blamed on Pakistan-based militants. SOUNDBITE In Hindi - POLICE OFFICER, RAJENDRA GAUTAM, SAYING: "We have set up several platforms to keep vigil on people who are entering and leaving the market. We have also installed metal detector doors to properly check people. We are questioning any suspicious person we find. We have restricted the entry of vehicles in the market." SHOP CUSTOMER, GAURAV SURI, SAYING: "They are doing their duty diligently. They are present at every place. They are providing us the best security."
- Country:India
- Collection:Reuters
- Decade:2010
- Keyword:India, India security, Diwali , Hindu festival, New Delhi , Bengaluru police , Pakistan, Reuters