Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, security has been tightened in the state of Telangana and special arrangements have been made by the local Police in Naxal-dominated areas of the state.
As reported to ANI, Jitender, ADG (Law and Order) for Telangana, said that up till now the police have seized Rs 37 crore worth of cash along with liquor and other contrabands. He also said that state police force is being deployed for election duties, in addition to central security forces and personnel from other states.
“As per the EC guidelines, we have got 8,500 weapons deposited and nearly 90,000 thousand cases were booked for preventive action of law in which more than 80,000 people were bound over. 4,000 non-bailable warrants have been executed in last one month,” he revealed.
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The intention is to achieve peace in the polling process and he mentioned that adequate arrangements have been made in the Naxal areas which would be monitored regularly.
“We all know that more than 180 people are contesting from Nizamabad constituency. EC has made special arrangements to conduct voting by EVMs. We have strengthened security at polling stations in Nizamabad and deployed extra officers to conduct peaceful polls there,” he added.
Telangana will go to polls in a single phase for all 17 seats on April 11. The election results will be out on May 23.
(with inputs from ANI)
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