Security beefed up in Amritsar ahead of August 15. Amritsar Commissioner of Police, SS Srivastava said, “We’ve increased our checkpoints. As per available information, there is no planned activity in Amritsar, but any activity against law will not be allowed”. He further added, “There are no specific inputs about the event as far as Amritsar is concerned. There is a general alert which happens around August 15, checking activities are linked to that. I don’t think there is any impact of the referendum here”.