Over 2000 police personnel deployed for first phase gram panchayat polls in Warangal

Warangal Police have deployed over 2,000 personnel, including senior officers and special striking forces, for the first phase of gram panchayat elections. Intensive checks led to seizures of cash, liquor, gudumba and weapons, while over 2,200 individuals were bound over.

Warangal: Commissioner of Police Sunpreet Singh informed that over 2,000 police personnel were being deployed for the peaceful conduct of the first phase of gram panchayat elections under Warangal Police Commissionerate on Thursday.

The security force includes three DCPs, five additional DCPs, 13 ACPs, 28 inspectors, 122 SIs, 412 ASIs or head constables, 1,154 constables, 285 Home Guards, along with personnel from the District Guards and the bomb disposal department.

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A special striking force has been appointed under the supervision of an additional DCP level officer during the election, and an ACP level officer would be in charge of each mandal where elections would be held, the CP said.

By conducting intensive checks in the villages, the police have seized Rs 6.04 lakh cash, Rs 10.69 lakh worth of liquor bottles in 120 cases, 322 litres of gudumba worth Rs 1.19 lakh in 46 cases and ganja worth Rs 1 lakh in various areas.

In addition to seizing as many as 156 licensed guns, 2,205 persons, rowdy sheeters and suspicious individuals have been bound over in 384 cases in view of their involvement in clashes during previous elections, the CP noted.

Sunpreet Singh, along with officials, visited the ballot paper distribution centre set up at Chilpur mandal headquarters in Jangaon district on Wednesday to inspect the arrangements.