Police Forces Deployed for GP Polls in Telangana

 Hyderabad: In view of the gram panchayat polling to be held on Thursday, the state police have made extensive bandobast arrangements. Forces from the personnel from Civil Police, Armed Reserve, Telangana State Special Police (TGSP) and staff deputed from other departments such as Forest and Excise have been mobilised to ensure smooth conduct of the elections.

All polling stations have been categorised as either critical or normal and police forces have been deployed according to the sensitivity and vulnerability of each location. Since the counting of votes will take place immediately after the polling, adequate security has also been arranged at all counting centres.

So far, enforcement teams have seized cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other inducements during the ongoing election process. A total of 229 FIRs have been registered for violations of the Model Code of Conduct.

Police have also executed 1,053 Non-Bailable Warrants, including both recalled and freshly-executed warrants. All licenced firearms belonging to individuals under the purview of election security norms have been deposited as per instructions.

To further strengthen monitoring, 54 inter-state border check posts have been set up along Telangana’s borders with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. These checkposts are functioning round-the-clock to prevent the illegal movement of cash, liquor, weapons, and other materials.

In addition, 537 flying squad teams and 155 static surveillance teams are actively working across the state to ensure strict adherence to election guidelines and to maintain a peaceful polling environment.