Amritsar, June 2 -- Security has been beefed up in Amritsar ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar, the army operation carried out in June 1984 to flush out militants from Golden Temple.

As many as 2,500 police personnel have been deployed in the city, along with five companies of central armed forces, including Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Rapid Action Force (RAF) to further bolster security arrangements.

While the main event of the anniversary will be held at Akal Takht on June 6, Sikh radical organisations, including Dal Khalsa, have planned a remembrance march on June 5 and called for a citywide bandh on June 6.

Authorities are closely monitoring the situation and warned that any a...