CRPF SUV with JK licence plate stolen, security alert ahead of 26 Jan
CRPF SUV with JK licence plate stolen, security alert ahead of 26 Jan: An alert has flashed from the security agencies after a White Sumo Victa with a “JK” numberplate belonging to the CRPF was stolen from outside a camp of the force on the intervening night of December 29-30 , official sources said. Multiple agencies, including the Delhi Police, the CRPF, and central agencies have issued an alert warning against the misuse of the car by terrorist ahead of Republic Day on January 26. The official number plate of the stolen four-wheeler is ‘JK 02A W5441’, they said. The vehicle was with a ‘Police’ sticker and was stolen by at least three people that night, sources said, referring to CCTV footage of the incident. Intelligence inputs have already stated that “militants can use a vehicle laden with explosives to attack a camp (of security forces/agencies) in the run-up to Republic Day celebrations...”, it said. The CRPF, too, issued an alert and asked all its units in Jammu and Kashmir and north India to be on the heightened vigil and take extra precautionary measures. “No unidentified vehicle should be allowed to enter the camp without proper identification and anti-sabotage checks,” stated the security alert ahead of 26 Jan, issued by the CRPF headquarters in Delhi. The force has asked all its units in the country to “review” and fortify camp security. The threat of the stolen vehicle has been escalated to the level of security alert ahead of 26 Jan in the wake of the recent attack on the CRPF camp in Pulwama, sources said. -PTC News
