Indian authorities have intensified restrictions, surveillance and checking across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of India’s Independence Day on August 15, with extensive deployments, checkpoints, frisking, drone monitoring and cordon-and-search operations (CASOs) reported in different parts of the territory.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium, the main venue for the India’s Independence Day function, has been placed under a multi-layered security grid, with Indian forces deployed around the stadium and adjoining areas.

Access routes leading to the venue have been subjected to heightened checking, while drones and CCTV cameras are being used for continuous surveillance.A senior police officer said random checking and frisking of vehicles and pedestrians were being conducted around the clock, with special focus on Bakshi Stadium and other sensitive locations.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)