DGP establishes hotline contact with cops on poll duty
TNN | Apr 23, 2019, 04:10 IST
Thiruvananthapuram: State police chief Loknath Behera will directly be in touch with the police officials on duty in the field on election day through two WhatsApp numbers. The cops can bring any incident to the attention of the police chief by messaging to 9497900060 and 9497900152.
The police officials on poll duty can upload photos or videos, which they feel should be brought to the attention of the police chief. In his message to all district police chiefs, range IGs and zonal ADGPs, the police chief said that this facility will be available on the polling day from 6 am to 8 pm.
The police can also use hand-held wireless communication equipment to pass on information to the election control room at the police headquarters and in individual districts.
As many as 58,138 officials from state police have been deployed for election duty, of which 3,500 are women. The list includes 240 DSPs, 677 inspectors and 3,273 sub-inspectors. Also, 56 companies of central forms from BSF, CISF and CRPF have also been deployed in the state. In addition, 2,000 personnel from Tamil Nadu and 1,000 from Karnataka have also been deputed to the state for election duty.
The police have also designated 11,781 special officials for election duty. These include retired army officials, retired police officials and NCC and student police cadets. The police have also deployed strike teams, group patrolling teams, flying squads and static surveillance teams across the state.
Additional security has been provided for 272 vulnerable booths and 162 booths with Maoist threat. Special security has also been provided to 88 locations that share boundaries with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Meanwhile, opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala wrote to chief electoral officer Teeka Ram Meena to ensure that the police be provided necessary number of vehicles to reach any location in case of any law and order incidents. He accused the state government of not deploying enough number of vehicles for the use of police officials.
The police officials on poll duty can upload photos or videos, which they feel should be brought to the attention of the police chief. In his message to all district police chiefs, range IGs and zonal ADGPs, the police chief said that this facility will be available on the polling day from 6 am to 8 pm.
The police can also use hand-held wireless communication equipment to pass on information to the election control room at the police headquarters and in individual districts.
As many as 58,138 officials from state police have been deployed for election duty, of which 3,500 are women. The list includes 240 DSPs, 677 inspectors and 3,273 sub-inspectors. Also, 56 companies of central forms from BSF, CISF and CRPF have also been deployed in the state. In addition, 2,000 personnel from Tamil Nadu and 1,000 from Karnataka have also been deputed to the state for election duty.
The police have also designated 11,781 special officials for election duty. These include retired army officials, retired police officials and NCC and student police cadets. The police have also deployed strike teams, group patrolling teams, flying squads and static surveillance teams across the state.
Additional security has been provided for 272 vulnerable booths and 162 booths with Maoist threat. Special security has also been provided to 88 locations that share boundaries with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Meanwhile, opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala wrote to chief electoral officer Teeka Ram Meena to ensure that the police be provided necessary number of vehicles to reach any location in case of any law and order incidents. He accused the state government of not deploying enough number of vehicles for the use of police officials.
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