90,997 men on security duty for polls

Bengaluru: With only a day left for the first phase of voting in the state, the police have made elaborate security arrangements across the state and as many as 90,997 police personnel have been deployed at 58,225 polling booth across the state.

Addressing the press in this regard state DG & IGP Neelmani N. Raju said that in order to provide security to all the 58,225 booths in the state, a total 90,997 officers and men were required. Since the state had only 49,476 civil police available for poll duty, 40,117 home guards and civil defence personnel, 414 jail wardens and 990 forest guards have been deputed for the poll duty.

As many as 10 Central Armed Police Forces were provided to the state, out of which five each were deployed in Phase – l and Phase – ll areas. 55 and 57 Companies of Central Armed Police Forces will be deployed for Phase I and Phase II respectively, are being deployed at Critical Cluster booths and area domination in vulnerable areas.

Meanwhile, ADGP Kamal Pant informed that in order to keep anti-social elements, rowdies and trouble makers under check, 44,844 cases were invoked under preventive sections against 47,427 persons.