10 lakh visit victory pillar at Koregaon Bhima on battle anniversary amid tight security
Gitesh Shelke and Sandip Dighe | TNN | Updated: Jan 2, 2019, 06:05 IST
Visitors at the Victory Pillar at Koregaon Bhima, near Pune, on TuesdayKOERGAON BHIMA: Over 10 lakh people from different parts of the country turned up on Tuesday to commemorate the Koregaon Bhima battle amid tight security.
Late in the night, inspector-general of police (Kolhapur range) Vishwas Nangare-Patil said, “Over 10 lakh people visited Vijay Stambh (victory pillar) by 9pm and many are yet to reach the pillar site.”
District collector Naval Kishor Ram said no untoward incident was reported during the event and about a lakh had visited Koregaon Bhima between 7am and 1pm. “The number of visitors suddenly went up after 1pm. By 5pm, about 6 lakh visitors visited the victory pillar,” Ram said.
One person was killed and several were injured in violence on January 1 last year during the commemoration of the battle. Taking it count, the Pune district administration and rural police made tight security arrangements at Koregaon Bhima on Tuesday.
The vehicular movement on the Pune-Ahmednagar road was completely stopped and the section of the highway between Tulapur Phata and Koregaon Bhima was turned into a walking plaza.
Ram said the internet connectivity of cellphones and wired connections were shut down in the area as a precautionary measure from Monday midnight. The rural police maintained strict vigil on the highway and neighbouring villages of Vadhu, Perne, Sanaswadi, Shikrapur and others.
Inspector-general of police (Kolhapur range) Nangare-Patil and superintendent of police Sandeep Patil personally monitored Law and order situation in the villages. Patil and his wife welcomed visitors in the morning by offering flowers.
Apart from 5,000 personnel, the police maintained a vigil on the area with the help of 12 drone cameras and 500 CCTV cameras. There was heavy police deployment at each junction and visitors were guided to the victory pillar.
Ram said many people fainted while standing in queues. They were rushed to nearby hospitals without in ambulances pressed into the service.
Late in the night, inspector-general of police (Kolhapur range) Vishwas Nangare-Patil said, “Over 10 lakh people visited Vijay Stambh (victory pillar) by 9pm and many are yet to reach the pillar site.”
District collector Naval Kishor Ram said no untoward incident was reported during the event and about a lakh had visited Koregaon Bhima between 7am and 1pm. “The number of visitors suddenly went up after 1pm. By 5pm, about 6 lakh visitors visited the victory pillar,” Ram said.
One person was killed and several were injured in violence on January 1 last year during the commemoration of the battle. Taking it count, the Pune district administration and rural police made tight security arrangements at Koregaon Bhima on Tuesday.
The vehicular movement on the Pune-Ahmednagar road was completely stopped and the section of the highway between Tulapur Phata and Koregaon Bhima was turned into a walking plaza.
Ram said the internet connectivity of cellphones and wired connections were shut down in the area as a precautionary measure from Monday midnight. The rural police maintained strict vigil on the highway and neighbouring villages of Vadhu, Perne, Sanaswadi, Shikrapur and others.
Inspector-general of police (Kolhapur range) Nangare-Patil and superintendent of police Sandeep Patil personally monitored Law and order situation in the villages. Patil and his wife welcomed visitors in the morning by offering flowers.
Apart from 5,000 personnel, the police maintained a vigil on the area with the help of 12 drone cameras and 500 CCTV cameras. There was heavy police deployment at each junction and visitors were guided to the victory pillar.
Ram said many people fainted while standing in queues. They were rushed to nearby hospitals without in ambulances pressed into the service.
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