Amarnath Yatra security tightened with patrols, searches across Jammu border belt

Jammu,UPDATED: Jun 26, 2026 14:21 IST

Security agencies carried out extensive patrolling, area domination exercises and cordon and search operations on Friday as part of security arrangements ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra. Officials said the steps were aimed at strengthening the security grid, maintaining peace and vigilance, and ensuring a safe and secure environment for pilgrims.

The yatra is scheduled to begin on July 3. Officials said the operations were also meant to improve operational preparedness, gather ground-level intelligence, identify potential security concerns and ensure effective coordination among the agencies deployed in the region.

As part of the exercise, police, in coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force and the Border Security Force, carried out a joint long-range patrolling exercise from Rathana to Salehar, Chak Jagtoo and adjoining areas in the Arnia border belt.

Officials said the patrolling was aimed at maintaining close surveillance along the border, preventing anti-social activities and ensuring a visible security presence. Security personnel also interacted with local residents during the exercise, they said.

Officials said the presence of police, CISF and BSF personnel instilled a sense of security among local residents. In another operation, police conducted extensive area domination exercises in R S Pura, Bishnah, Arnia and Miran Sahib to ensure a peaceful atmosphere ahead of the yatra.

The exercises covered sensitive locations, border-adjacent villages, crowded markets, bus stands and other strategic points. Security personnel carried out intensive patrolling, vehicle checking, verification of suspicious persons and enhanced surveillance in vulnerable areas, officials said.

Police, in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force, also conducted a cordon and search operation in Katal Batal, Tahra and Railway Station Bajalta. Officials said the operation covered the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the designated Amarnath Yatra route, and the adjoining railway station area to ensure a secure environment for pilgrims and the general public.

Overall, the security operations covered border areas, public spaces and the Yatra route as agencies stepped up surveillance and coordination ahead of the pilgrimage beginning on July 3.

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