Police and para navy drive males collectively took out a flag march in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday, 04 April 2024, forward of the parliamentary elections.
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No less than 10,000 police personnel have been roped in from the neighbouring Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for safety preparations within the run as much as the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. The armed guards will likely be deployed at about 3,000 locations recognized as “susceptible” areas throughout the State earlier than the April 19 polling.
The Director-Basic of Police & Head of Police Power Shankar Jiwal informed The Hindu on Thursday that the police personnel have been being pooled in for deployment as per the rules of the Election Fee of India. This is able to be a reciprocating measure the place the State would ship an equal variety of police groups to the neighbouring States forward of their respective polling dates.
The manpower from different States could be along with the 1.25 lakh plus police drive of Tamil Nadu, a whole lot of Residence Guards and Ex-servicemen and 190 firms of Central Armed Police Power personnel already deployed. Whereas implementing the deployment and different bandobust tips of the ECI, the main focus was additionally on offering VVIP safety through the marketing campaign.
Mr. Jiwal mentioned there have been about 240 VIPs who have been protected beneath varied scales of safety. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi have been amongst these VIPs who required safety with Advance Safety Liaison with varied law-enforcing and intelligence companies.
“Senior law enforcement officials are in shut contact with organisers of political highway reveals, rallies, conferences and so on to make sure safety protocols and different tips prescribed by the Varma Fee and Indu Malhotra Fee. Venues of such occasions are declared no-fly zones and working drones can also be not allowed,” he mentioned.
Weapons deposited
Extra Director-Basic of Police and State Police Nodal Officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal mentioned that 17,583 licenced weapons have been deposited with the police forward of the elections. Exemption was given to weapons used for safety or sports activities functions. Within the 3,000 susceptible areas that had a historical past of poll-related violence, further manpower was deployed and greater than 4,000 individuals who had prison antecedents have been certain over beneath safety sections.
On the State stage, greater than 17,000 individuals recognized by the police as potential hassle mongers have been certain over beneath the provisions of legislation. The Tamil Nadu police have been coordinating with their counterpart in bordering States to strengthen surveillance and safety alongside the borders and checkposts, he mentioned.
