By PTI
JAMMU: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the location the place a high-security jail is to be constructed for lodging “treasonous and insurgent criminals” in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officers stated.
Accompanied by J&Okay Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Shah was briefed in regards to the venture particulars by the Director General of Police, Prisons, B Srinivas on the website in village Dambra in Mahanpur, the officers stated.
After going by means of the blueprint, they stated the house minister prompt some modifications which will probably be integrated in response to the instructions.
J&Okay administrative council headed by Sinha transferred over 300 kanals (15 hectares) of land in favour of the Prisons Department for building of the high-security jail within the district final month.
“The construction of high-security prison for lodging treasonous and insurgent criminals aims at meeting the security requirements of the region and strengthening the national security,” an official spokesperson had stated.
Home Minister Shah left for Delhi after concluding his two-day go to to the Jammu area.
