Telangana: DGP directs cops to strengthen security measures for vote counting day

Hyderabad: Director-General of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar on Saturday held a teleconference with heads of various wings of the city and state police to review the security measures in place to ensure peace and calm during Sunday’s counting of votes.

He urged unit officers to make a thorough assessment of the local situation and the routes being taken for victory processions.

“The advisory here is that processions can only be taken out 24 hours after the results are declared. I will leave it to the discretion of unit officers. However, the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be followed in spirit and spirit,” he said.

Anjani Kumar cautioned the officials that tempers would run high at counting centres where the situation could deteroirate. He wanted the officials to be fully prepared for any eventuality where the contests aer close. He wanted them to strictly ensure that no gatherings are allowed at counting centres.

In areas where the main candidates have good support, there was a need to add additional pickets, mobile patrol parties and obtain the special branch report and plan accordingly.

Anjani Kumar drew attention to the fact that in some areas debris and construction material is left lying on the roads. These could be used for stone-pelting offences by some frustrated elements in the loser’s camp. He urged the officials to identify such sites and coordinate with gram panchayats and GHMC authorities and have the potential missiles removed.