Over 90,000 cops for Telangana polls
Hyderabad, April 29 (INN): The Andhra Pradesh Police is fully geared up for conducting the elections in 17 Parliamentary and 119 Assembly constituencies in Telangana on Wednesday.
According to DGP B Prasada Rao, police department has taken all measures for maintenance of law and order in the run-up to the first phase of General Elections on April 30 in 10 districts of Telangana, which also comprises of Hyderabad and Cyberabad Police Commissionerates.
As per the guidelines of the ECI, close watch has been kept on the movement of cash, liquor, gifts, contraband and other articles meant as inducement for voters.
Bribing of voters is violation of election law and Model Code of Conduct. Close watch is being maintained over all the inter-state and inter-district borders.
The overall deployed strength of police force is over 90,000. It includes around 54,000 personnel of Civil Police and District Armed Reserve besides around 15,500 Home Guards.
More than 3,500 recruit PCs and around 1700 personnel from other wings of police have been drawn. In all, 158 Paramilitary Coys and 59 APSP Companies are also deployed. Four IAF helicopters have been stationed for contingency in the districts.
So far, the AP Police have seized Rs 122.94 crore at different places. However, up to April 28th, Rs 43.90 crore was returned to the owners after verification of documents. In the single biggest incident of seizure of cash, Rs 8.3 crore was seized on April 24 by Cyberbad Police. The same registered as Cr No 117/14 of Samshabad PS. Further investigation is underway.
The AP Police had formed 925 Flying Squads and 929 SSTs. A total of 5,427 FIRs were issued and 31,147 security cases were booked. As many as 307,171 persons were bound over and 18,398 weapons have been deposited across the State. A total of 68 weapons were seized and 279 Arms Licenses have been cancelled.
As many as 28,775 cases of violation of Model Code of Conduct were booked while 1,474 NBWs were executed. The police have also seized 32,18,143 bottles of liquor, 89.3 kg of gold and 821 kg of silver.
News Posted: 29 April, 2014
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