More than 1000 additional force for June 2 Ullal byelection

Mangalore, May 23 (UNI) More than 1000 additional police personnel would be deployed for smooth conduct of byelection to Ullal Assembly seat on June Two, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Shankar Bidari said today.

Talking to newsmen here he said that already Five platoons of State Reserve Police have been deployed and four company of Central Police Force were expected arrive on May 27.

He said that of the total 140 booths in the constituency coming under six police limits, 56 booths have been identified as hyper sensitive, 70 as sensitive. In each booth, there would be at least one armed police and one central police. In the hyper sensitive booth, there would be one ASI or Head Constable (HC), and four police constables (PC) in which at least one constable would fully armed and at least one from central police force, he said adding that the sensitive booths would looked after by one HC and three PCs while in general booth one HC and Two PCs each would be deployed.

He said that in view of the sensitiveness of the constituency, a total 25 mobile police squad would be on duty at one each squad for each six booths. Besides this, seven special striking police forces would deploy on duty and each force would help in ensuring law and order in 24 booths.

Replying a question on the comment made by the KPCC-I Chief Mallikarjun Kharge that the party was not having confidence with the local police and insist the Election Commission to deploy outside police, Mr Bidari said that the local police were efficient enough to discharge the duty impartially and no political party need to have any doubts of partiality.

He said that two cases of assaults have been registered yesterday in Ullal and the police are investigating. The police would take action whoever found guilty, he added.

UNI