Over 75,000 security personnel mobilized for election duty in Haryana

Over 75,000 police personnel have been mobilised as part of security arrangements for October 21 Haryana Assembly election, state police chief Maj Yava said on Saturday. In a statement here, director-general of police said force has taken all measures to ensure that election is carried out in a peaceful manner.

As part of election preparedness, neighboring states will also deploy maximum force in ir territory to ensure sealing of inter-state borders before polls, he said. All Range GPs and IGs, commissioners of police and district superintendents of police have alrey been instructed to leave stone unturned for maintaining law and order at ir respective places of postings.

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Security Apparatus

Giving details about security arrangement, ditional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk said 130 companies of Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed in every ok and corner of state. ditionally, 26,896 state police personnel, 22,806 home guard volunteers, 7,936 special police officers and 6,001 police trainees are on poll duty to ensure tight vigil and security at all polling stations in state, he said.

Virk said 21 senior police officers along with ditional forces have been deputed in different districts apart from those alrey posted re to deal with any law and order situation.

Monitoring has been intensified by flying squs and or surveillance teams to prevent violation of model code of conduct especially distribution of cash, liquor and or inducements, police officer said.

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