Narendra Modi's swearing-in: BSF ups security in border areas of Rajasthan

BARMER: The BSF has made tight security arrangements along the border areas in Rajasthan in view of the swearing-in of Narendra Modi as the 15th Prime Minister of India in Delhi tomorrow.

BSF DIG I K Mehta said an alert has been sounded and vigilance increased along the border areas to ensure security.

The force is always on alert, but sometimes special alerts are sounded to keep check on any possible suspicious movements in the border areas, he said.

Under the arrangement, patrolling has been intensified and senior officers from the headquarters positioned at the borders.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan and will be witnessed by nearly 4000 invitees, including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other heads of state and government of SAARC nations.

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ITBP canine squad chips in to secure Modi's swearing-in venue

New Delhi: The elaborate security arrangement at Rashtrapati Bhavan for hosting Prime Minister-elect Narender Modi's swearing-in tomorrow will also see a 'crack' unit of infantry trained-canines deployed for conducting anti- sabotage checks and sanitising the venue, reports said on Sunday

Union Home Ministry, which is coordinating the security plan with various agencies for the VVIP-event tomorrow evening on the President's Estate, has called in a specially-trained squad of ITBP dogs to secure and sanitise Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Officials said that MHA had asked for the elite 'K9' dogs of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, who have earlier secured the CWG games venues and been part of infantry patrols in Naxal-affected areas and insurgency-prone operational theaters in the country.

ITBP, the paramilitary force entrusted with the security of the Indo-China border, is credited with being a 'centre of excellence' for training of combat, police and paramilitary dogs.

"A crack squad of specially-chosen dogs has been sent in to assist security agencies planning the ceremony tomorrow. The squad comprises trained Labradors and German Shepherds and they will only be used to sanitise the 'hold area' (venue of the ceremony)," said sources privy to the development.

About a dozen dogs have been pressed into service from today along with their handlers and they will conduct their task till tomorrow, they said.

The chosen canines have earlier proved their mettle in a number of difficult tasks, sources added.

ITBP is credited with having successfully introduced the first-ever breed of 'Malinois' dogs to assist troops during patrolling in naxalite-affected areas.

The force trains its dogs at its special and exclusive 'K9' centre at Bhanu in Chandigarh.

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