Chennai: Security arrangements have been stepped up in various places of Tamilnadu to preempt protests against scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sources, security has been beefed up in and around the places of public congregation throughout the State, following intelligence inputs.
Several rounds of safety checks are taking place in trains heading to and from North. At Central Station in the city, security measures have tightened. Visitors are being frisked using metal frame detectors and baggage is checked in a scanner and with hand held metal detectors.
Yesterday, a large posse of police were deployed at Saidapet after a group of 170 protestors conducted a flash agitation after the government announced its decisions on Kashmir.
The protestors were subsequently detained. The police are also keeping a watch on those entering the city, and are carrying out random checks at lodges and vehicles.