The City police have put in place a high-tech security plan for New Year’s Eve to ensure safe and peaceful celebrations. Sniffer dogs will be used to hunt down drug consumption on city roads, while drones will scan rooftops and isolated areas to prevent illegal activities. In addition, police will set up checking and nakabandi at 131 points across the city to keep strict watch on drunk driving and maintain law and order throughout the night. Around 2,500 policemen, from police constables to the Police Commissioner , will be deployed on city roads to ensure public safety and prevent any untoward incidents during the celebrations. Sniffer dogs to check drug consumption Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr Ravinder Kumar Singal said that rising drug consumption has been taken very seriously. To curb this menace, the police will use sniffer dogs to check vehicles on city roads. Three special dog squads will be deployed to detect drug use. “These dogs are trained to identify all kinds of narc...
Strong police bandobast of around 3,000 police personnel including two companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) would be deployed on the occasion of Holi and Shab-e-Barat on Thursday and Friday. The focus of the police would be on preventing unruly activities, including applying colours forcibly, indecent behaviour with women and illegal consumption of liquor. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar said that the police deployment would start from Thursday morning. As many as 90 checking points have been identified by the police for fixed police deployment. A total of 10 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) rank officers, 10 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 40 Police Inspectors, 208 APIs/PSIs, 1843 police personnel, 190 women police personnel, two companies of State Reserve Police Force, special teams of Crime Branch and Special Branch (SB) will be deployed during the two-day long bandobast, he said. “Damini squad will be deployed for the safety of women and to keep ch...