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Himachal polls: Inter-state security arrangements reviewed

In the wake of upcoming polls in the state, security arrangements on the interstate borders, reviewed by Himachal Pradesh Police…

Himachal polls: Inter-state security arrangements reviewed

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In the wake of upcoming polls in the state, security arrangements on the interstate borders, reviewed by Himachal Pradesh Police along with the police officials on Monday.

During the inter-state co-ordination meeting with the senior police officials of the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, HP Police briefed on the security arrangements along the borders.

As mandated by the Election Commission of India, the meeting was chaired by the Director General of Police HP, Somesh Goyal, who apprised the participants of 93 check points having already been activated in the state and the work of installing CCTVs is in hand.

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He also shared the list of the barriers with the officers of the neighbouring states with request to augment their deployment on these check points to curb movement of illegal cash, liquor and other goodies that could be used for inducement of voters.

Somesh Goyal urged the police officers to check the movement of vehicles for weapons and contraband at odd hours during the night.

He disclosed that 600 proclaimed offenders involved in criminal cases in HP are residents of these neighbouring states.

Lists of these offenders were also shared with them with a request to initiate measures to arrest them.

Somesh Goyal also sought their help to arrest the home grown proclaimed offenders who were taking shelter in the neighbouring states.

Request was also made for execution of non-bailable warrants in respect of persons hailing from their states.

During the meeting the issue of car snatching at gunpoint was also discussed and it was decided that more vigil on borders be mounted by the neighbouring states.

 

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